1 NOW when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.
5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.
8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

1Now when Solomon had made an ende of praying, the fire came downe from heauen, and consumed the burnt offering, and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

2And the Priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lords house.

3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came downe, and the glory of the Lord vpon the house, they bowed themselues with their faces to the ground vpon the pauement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For hee is good, for his mercy endureth for euer.

4 Then the King and all the people, offered sacrifices before the Lord.

5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twentie and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twentie thousand sheepe. So the King and all the people, dedicated the house of God.

6And the Priests waited on their offices: the Leuites also with instruments of musicke of the Lord, which Dauid the King had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for euer, when Dauid praised by their ministerie: and the Priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

7Moreouer, Solomon hallowed the middle of the Court, that was before the house of the Lord: for there hee offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen Altar which Solomon had made, was not able to receiue the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.

8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the Riuer of Egypt.

9And in the eight day they made a solemne assembly: for they kept the dedication of the Altar seuen dayes, and the feast seuen dayes.

10And on the three and twentieth day of the seuenth moneth, he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodnesse that the Lord had shewed vnto Dauid, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

11Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the Kings house: and all that came into Solomons heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his owne house, hee prosperously effected.

12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said vnto him, I haue heard thy prayer, and haue chosen this place to my selfe for an house of sacrifice.

13If I shut vp heauen that there bee no raine, or if I command the locusts to deuoure the land, or if I send pestilence among my people:

14If my people which are called by my Name, shall humble themselues and pray, and seeke my face, and turne from their wicked wayes: then will I heare from heauen, and will forgiue their sinne, and will heale their land.

15Now mine eyes shalbe open, and mine eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.

16For now haue I chosen, & sanctified this house, that my Name may be there for euer: and mine eyes and mine heart shalbe there perpetually.

17And as for thee, if thou wilt walke before me, as Dauid thy father walked, and doe according to all that I haue commanded thee, and shalt obserue my Statutes, and my Iudgements:

18Then wil I stablish the throne of thy kingdome, according as I haue couenanted with Dauid thy father, saying, There shall not faile thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

19But if yee turne away and forsake my Statutes and my Commandements which I haue set before you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and worship them:

20Then will I plucke them vp by the roots out of my land which I haue giuen them, and this house which I haue sanctified for my Name, wil I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a prouerbe, and a by-word among all nations.

21And this house which is high, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it; so that hee shall say; Why hath the Lord done thus vnto this land, and vnto this house?

22And it shalbe answered, Because they forsooke the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and layd hold on others gods, and worshipped them, aud serued them: Therefore hath hee brought all this euil vpon them.

I == Lev 9:24 ; Judg 6:21 ; 1st Kings 8:10-11 , 54 ; 18:38 ; 1st Chr 21:26 ; 2nd Chr 5:13-14 ; Ezek 10:3-4

II == 2nd Chr 5:14

 

III == 1st Chr 16:41 ; 2nd Chr 5:13 ; 20:21 ; Ps 136:1

 

 

IV == 1st Kings 8:62-63

 

 

 

 

VI == 1st Chr 15:16 ; 2nd Chr 5:12

 

 

 

 

VII == 1st King 8:64

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Josh 13:3 ; 1st Kings 8:65

 

 

 

 

X == 1st Kings 8:66

 

 

 

XI == 1st Kings 9:1

 

 

 

XII == Deut 12:5

 

 

XIII == 2nd Chr 6:26 , 28

 

XIV == 2nd chr 6:27 , 30 ; Jame 4:10

 

 

 

XV == 2nd Chr 6:40

XVI == 1st Kings 9:3 ; 2nd Chr 6:6

 

XVII == 1st Kings 9:4

 

 

 

XVIII == 2nd Chr 6:16

 

 

XIX == Lev 26:14 , 33 ; Deut 28:15 , 36-37

 

 

 

 

 

XXI == Deut 29:24 ; Jer 22:8-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 When Solomon had ended his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the house.

2 But the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

3 All the Israelites looked on while the fire came down and the glory of the LORD was upon the house, and they fell down upon the pavement with their faces to the earth and adored, praising the LORD, "for he is good, for his mercy endures forever."

4 The king and all the people were offering sacrifices before the LORD.

5 King Solomon offered as sacrifice twenty-two thousand oxen, and one hundred twenty thousand sheep.

6 Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. The priests were standing at their stations, as were the Levites, with the musical instruments of the LORD which King David had made for "praising the LORD, for his mercy endures forever," when David used them to accompany the hymns. Across from them the priests blew the trumpets and all Israel stood.

7 Then Solomon consecrated the middle part of the court which lay before the house of the LORD; there he offered the holocausts and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar which Solomon had made could not hold the holocausts, the cereal offerings and the fat.

8 On this occasion Solomon and with him all Israel, who had assembled in very large numbers from Labo of Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt, celebrated the festival for seven days.

9 On the eighth day they held a special meeting, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the feast for seven days.

10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people back to their tents, rejoicing and glad at heart at the good things the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for his people Israel.

11 Solomon completed the house of the LORD and the royal palace; he successfully accomplished everything he had planned to do in regard to the house of the LORD and his own house.

12 The LORD appeared to Solomon during the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this place for my house of sacrifice.

13 If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people,

14 and if my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my presence and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and revive their land.

15 Now my eyes shall be open and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place.

16 And now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever; my eyes and my heart also shall be there always.

17 "As for you, if you live in my presence as your father David did, doing all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and ordinances,

18 I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David when I said, 'There shall never be lacking someone of yours as ruler in Israel.'

19 But if you turn away and forsake my statutes and commands which I placed before you, if you proceed to venerate and worship strange gods,

20 then I will uproot the people from the land I gave them; I will cast from my sight this house which I have consecrated to my honor, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

21 This temple which is so exalted - everyone passing by it will be amazed and ask: 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house?'

22 And men will answer: 'They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they adopted strange gods and worshiped them and served them. That is why he has brought down upon them all this evil.'"

v 1-3. As soon as Solomon ended his prayer, the Lord made his approval of the sacrifices known by sending fire from heaven to consume them, and at this point, His glory filled the entire temple a second time. The first was in 5:14 and 1 Ki. 8:10, and the priests could not enter. The people were in awe and repeated the words of the musicians and Levites in 5:13. “For He is good, for His mercy endureth forever.”

v 4-11. In addition to what is said in 1 Kings 8:62-66, during this great sacrifice, the Levites played, the priests sounded the trumpets, and the people stood. After the 14 days of celebration, the next day was a solemn assembly usually coming after the 8th day. Ordinarily the feast began on the 15th and they would be sent home the 23rd, so they had begun the celebration early, on the 8th of the month.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 12. After the people were sent home, the Lord appears to Solomon at night. He acknowledges he has heard the prayer for forgiveness of the people’s sin and He has established the temple as the worship center.

v 13. God enumerates judgments He might bring for sin, then in the next verse He gives the remedy for those people and the secret of revival for all time.

v 14. a. This is for believers, those called by His name.
b. Humble themselves, the recognition and admission of sin and unworthiness. This is a chief prerequisite for answered prayer, Ps. 66:18.
c. Pray and earnestly turn to God. 1 Thess. 1:9, “how ye turned to God from idols”.
d. Turn from their sins, not just confess them and continue on in them.
e. Then God will hear, forgive and heal or cleanse. 1 John 1: 9. v 15,16. God will not only answer Solomon’s prayer of 6:26-31, but especially because the focus is on the temple.

v 17,18. Solomon is assured that if he obeys, his rule will be perpetual. v 19-20. On the other hand, if Solomon and the people turned from the Lord and followed other gods, they would be exiled and this magnificent temple destroyed and become a by word among all nations. We are still seeing that attitude today. This does not mean God will break the unconditional Davidic covenant, but there would be a period of time in which they would not have the advantage of it.

 

 

 

 

 

v 21,22. The temple and land will be in such reproach and desolation, that people will say, “It is because they have forsaken the Lord.”