2 Chronicles 7:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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זֶבַח
sacrifice
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זֶבַח
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
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תְּפִלָּה
prayer/ your
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תְּפִלָּה
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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