2 Chronicles 7:1
INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 7
In this chapter is an account of the Lord's acceptance of the sacrifices offered at the dedication of the temple by fire, to the great surprise and encouragement of the people, 2Ch 7:1, and of the feast kept on that account, and the feast of tabernacles, 2Ch 7:8, and of the Lord's appearance to Solomon, giving an answer to his prayer, 2Ch 7:13.
Ver. 1. Now when Solomon had made an end of praying,.... The prayer recorded in the preceding chapter:
the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; which was the token God gave of his acceptance of them, of which there had been several instances before, Le 9:24, 1Ki 18:38,
and the glory of the Lord filled the house; the glory of the Shechinah of the Lord, as the Targum, see 1Ki 8:11.