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2 Chronicles 7:10-12
New English Translation

10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon[a] sent the people home. They left[b] happy and contented[c] because of the good the Lord had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.

The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

11 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and the royal palace and accomplished all his plans for the Lord’s temple and his royal palace,[d] 12 the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: “I have answered[e] your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:10 tn The words “they left” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:10 tn Heb “good of heart.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 7:11 tn Heb “and all that entered the heart of Solomon to do in the house of the Lord and in his house he successfully accomplished.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 7:12 tn Heb “I have heard.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 7:12 tn Heb “temple of sacrifice.” This means the Lord designated the temple as the place for making sacrifices, and this has been clarified in the translation.
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