2 Chronicles 7:12

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.

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  • Deut 12:11 : 11 then it shall come to pass that to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto Jehovah.
  • 1 Kgs 9:2 : 2 that Jehovah appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
  • 2 Kgs 2:6 : 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
  • 2 Kgs 20:5 : 5 Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of Jehovah.
  • 2 Chr 1:7 : 7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
  • 2 Chr 7:16 : 16 For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
  • Ps 66:19 : 19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
  • Ps 78:68-69 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
  • 1 John 5:14-15 : 14 And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: 15 and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
  • Deut 12:5-6 : 5 But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come; 6 and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

    8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.

  • 1 Kgs 9:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

    2that Jehovah appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.

    3And Jehovah said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

  • 2 Chr 7:1
    79%

    1Now 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 Jehovah filled the house.

  • 1 Kgs 3:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

    5In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

    6And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

  • 2 Chr 7:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

    15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.

    16For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,

    12Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.

  • Acts 7:47
    77%

    47But Solomon built him a house.

  • 1 Chr 28:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5And of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.

    6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    77%

    27For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. [

  • 1 Chr 22:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.

    7And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.

  • 1 Kgs 8:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

    13I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

  • 2 Chr 6:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

    2But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

  • 2 Chr 7:11
    76%

    11Thus Solomon finished the house of Jehovah, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    75%

    10Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  • 2 Kgs 21:7
    75%

    7And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Jehovah said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever;

  • 2 Chr 8:12
    75%

    12Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah, which he had built before the porch,

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    75%

    1Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 2 Chr 3:1
    75%

    1Then Solomon began to build the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where [Jehovah] appeared unto David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • 2 Chr 33:7
    74%

    7And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

  • 2 Chr 7:7
    74%

    7Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.

  • 1 Kgs 8:29
    74%

    29that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    74%

    1And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

  • 2 Sam 7:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,

    5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

  • 1 Kgs 3:15
    74%

    15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

  • 2 Chr 6:20
    74%

    20that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.

  • 2 Chr 7:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Jehovah.

    5And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    73%

    7In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

  • 2 Chr 6:7
    73%

    7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:22
    73%

    22And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    73%

    5And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my name.

  • 2 Chr 7:13
    72%

    13If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

  • 1 Kgs 8:44
    72%

    44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Jehovah toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name;

  • 2 Chr 2:4
    72%

    4Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is [an ordinance] for ever to Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:34
    72%

    34If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    72%

    27But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!

  • 1 Chr 17:25
    72%

    25For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found [in his heart] to pray before thee.

  • 1 Kgs 3:2
    72%

    2Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days.