2 Chronicles 7:12

“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.”

"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." - 2 Chronicles 7:12
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What does 2 Chronicles 7:12 mean?

2 Chronicles 7:12 (KJV) reads: "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." This verse is part of a larger passage that describes the momentous occasion of the dedication…

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A Divine Promise: Understanding God’s Presence in Our Prayer Life

In 2 Chronicles 7:12, we find a moment of divine revelation: "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." This verse, rich with meaning and implications, invites us to…

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A House of Sacrifice: A Prayer for Divine Presence and Guidance

O Gracious and Everlasting God, As we come before You today, we are reminded of the sacred words found in 2 Chronicles 7:12, which declare, "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…

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2 Chronicles 7:12 - "¶ 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."
1 Chronicles 7:12 - "Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher."
1 Chronicles 12:7 - "And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor."
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"Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher." - 1 Chronicles 7:12
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2 Chronicles 11:7 - "And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,"
Humble ourselves and pray 2 Chronicles 7:14
2 Chronicles 12:7 - "And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak."
1 Chronicles 2:12 - "And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,"
"And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor." - 1 Chronicles 12:7
2 Corinthians 12:7
2 Corinthians 12:7
2 Corinthians 12:7
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2 Chronicles 7:4 - "¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD."
2 Chronicles 7:2 - "And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house."
2 Chronicles 12:6 - "Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous."
2 Chronicles 12:4 - "And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 17:12 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store."
2 Chronicles 14:12 - "So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled."
2 Chronicles 15:12 - "And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;"
2 Chronicles 12:14 - "And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD."
1 Chronicles 2:7 - "And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed."
2 Chronicles 12:12 - "And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well."
2 Chronicles 12:8 - "Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."
2 Chronicles 22:12 - "And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land."
2 Kings 12:19 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"