2 Chronicles 7:5

“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.”

"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." - 2 Chronicles 7:5
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What does 2 Chronicles 7:5 mean?

2 Chronicles 7:5 (KJV) - "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." In order to truly understand and appreciate the meaning and significance of this…

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The Heart of Sacrifice: Dedicating Our Lives to God

In the grand narrative of God's covenant with His people, the dedication of the temple under King Solomon shines as a monumental event, encapsulating both the devotion of a leader and the collective spirit of a nation. Second Chronicles 7:5 proclaims, "And king Solomon offered a…

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A Prayer of Sacrifice and Dedication

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and reverence, as we reflect upon the profound moment captured in 2 Chronicles 7:5, "And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the…

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2 Chronicles 7:5 - "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."
2 Chronicles 5:7 - "And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:"
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1 Chronicles 7:5 - "And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand."
1 Chronicles 2:5 - "The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul."
1 Chronicles 5:7 - "And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,"
2 Chronicles 11:7 - "And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,"
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2 Chronicles 2:5 - "And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods."
2 Chronicles 11:5 - "¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah."
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 5:5 - "And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up."
2 Chronicles 5:4 - "And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark."
2 Corinthians 5:7 - "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
2 Chronicles 34:5 - "And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem."
1 Chronicles 2:7 - "And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed."
2 Chronicles 20:5 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,"
2 Chronicles 33:5 - "And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 26:7 - "And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims."
2 Chronicles 31:7 - "In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month."
2 Chronicles 19:5 - "¶ And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,"
1 Chronicles 5:2 - "For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)"
2 Chronicles 6:7 - "Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel."
2 Chronicles 15:7 - "Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded."
"The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul." - 1 Chronicles 2:5
"And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam," - 2 Chronicles 11:7
"And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:" - 2 Chronicles 5:7