2 Chronicles 7:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And the Lorde appeared to Solomon by night, and sayd to him: I haue heard thy petition, and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of sacrifice.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 12:11 : 11 Then vnto the place which the Lord your God hath chosen to put his name there, ye shall bryng all that I commaunde you: namely, your burnt sacrifices, your offeringes, your tithes, the heaue offering of your hande, and all your speciall vowes whiche ye vowe vnto the Lorde.
  • 1 Kgs 9:2 : 2 The Lorde appeared to Solomon the second time, as he appeared vnto him at Gibeon.
  • 2 Kgs 2:6 : 6 And Elias said vnto him: Tary I pray thee here, for the Lorde hath sent me to Iordane. He saide: As the Lord liueth, & as thy soule lyueth, I wyll not leaue thee. And so they two went together.
  • 2 Kgs 20:5 : 5 Turne againe, and tell Hezekia the captayne of my people, thus sayth the Lorde God of Dauid thy father: I haue hearde thy prayer, and seene thy teares, and beholde I will heale thee, so that on the thirde day thou shalt go vp into the house of the Lorde.
  • 2 Chr 1:7 : 7 And the same night did God appeare vnto Solomon, and said vnto him: Aske what I shall geue thee.
  • 2 Chr 7:16 : 16 And therfore nowe I haue chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for euer: and myne eyes and myne heart shalbe there perpetually.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 O God, thou hast hearde the desire of the afflicted: and thou wylt settle their heart.
  • Ps 66:19 : 19 but the Lorde hath hearde me, & considered the voyce of my prayer.
  • Ps 78:68-69 : 68 But he chose the tribe of Iuda: euen the hill of Sion which he loued. 69 And there he buylded his temple on high: and layde the foundation of it like a grounde euer to continue.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For God hath chosen to be in Sion: he had a desire that it might be an habitation for hym. 14 This is sayeth he my rest for euer: heare I wyll dwell, for I haue a desire to it.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the Angel sayde vnto him: Feare not Zacharie, for thy prayer is hearde: and thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, & thou shalt cal his name Iohn.
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 And sayde: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thyne almes deedes are had in remembraunce in the syght of God.
  • 1 John 5:14-15 : 14 And this is the trust that we haue in hym: that yf we aske any thyng accordyng to his wyll, he heareth vs. 15 And yf we knowe that he heare vs, whatsoeuer we aske: we know that we haue ye petitions that we desire of hym.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninetie yere olde and nine, the Lorde appeared to hym, and sayde vnto hym: I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
  • Deut 12:5-6 : 5 But ye shall seeke the place which the Lorde your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and there to dwell, and thyther thou shalt come: 6 And thyther ye shal bryng your burnt sacrifices, your offeringes, your tithes, and heaue offeringes of your hande, your vowes, your freewyll offeringes, and the first borne of your kyne, and of your sheepe.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7And the same night did God appeare vnto Solomon, and said vnto him: Aske what I shall geue thee.

    8And Solomon saide vnto God: Thou hast shewed great mercie vnto Dauid my father, and hast made me to raigne in his steade.

  • 1 Kgs 9:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1And when Solomon had finished the buylding of the house of the Lorde, and the kinges palace, and all that he had in his minde & was appoynted to make:

    2The Lorde appeared to Solomon the second time, as he appeared vnto him at Gibeon.

    3And ye Lord said vnto him, I haue heard thy prayer & thy intercession that thou hast made before me: For I haue halowed this house, which thou hast built to put my name there for euer, & mine eies & myne hearte shalbe there perpetually.

  • 2 Chr 7:1
    79%

    1And when Solomon had made an ende of praying, there came downe fire from heauen, and consumed the burnt offring and the sacrifices: & the house was filled with the glorie of the Lorde,

  • 1 Kgs 3:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4And the king went to Gibeon, to offer there, for that was the speciall hygh place: And a thousande burnt offringes dyd Solomon offer vpon that aulter.

    5And in Gibeon the Lorde appeared to Solomon in a dreame by night, and God sayd: Aske what thou wilt, that I may geue it thee.

    6And Solomon sayde: Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaut Dauid my father great mercie, when he walked before thee in trueth, in righteousnesse, and in plainnesse of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast geuen him a sonne to sit on his seate, as it is come to passe this day.

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

    15And from hencefoorth myne eyes shalbe open, and myne eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place.

    16And therfore nowe I haue chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for euer: and myne eyes and myne heart shalbe there perpetually.

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

    11And the word of the Lorde came to Solomon, saying:

    12Concerning the house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walke in myne ordinaunces, and execute my lawes, and kepe all my commaundementes to walke in them: then wyll I make good vnto thee my promise which I promysed Dauid thy father:

  • Acts 7:47
    77%

    47But Solomon buylt hym an house.

  • 1 Chr 28:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5And of all my sonnes (for the Lorde hath geuen me many sonnes) he hath chosen Solomon my sonne, to sit vpon the seate of the kingdome of the Lorde in Israel.

    6And he saide vnto me: Solomon thy sonne he shall builde me an house and courtes: I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    77%

    27For thou, O Lorde of hoastes, God of Israel, hast tolde in the eare of thy seruaunt, saying, I wyll buylde thee an house: And therefore hath thy seruaunt founde in his heart to pray this prayer vnto thee.

  • 1 Chr 22:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6And he called Solomon his sonne, and charged him to buylde an house for the Lorde God of Israel.

    7And Dauid sayde to Solomon: My sonne, I thought as it was in myne heart to buylde an house vnto the name of the Lorde my God:

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

    12Then spake Solomon: The Lorde saide that he would dwell in the darke cloude.

    13I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to abyde in for euer.

  • 2 Chr 6:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Then Solomon sayde: The Lord hath spoken, howe that he wil dwell in the darcke cloude.

    2And I haue buylt thee an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for euer.

  • 2 Chr 7:11
    76%

    11And so Solomon finished the house of the Lorde, and the kinges house: and all that came in his heart to make in the house of the Lorde, & in his owne house, went prosperously forwarde.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    75%

    10Take heede now, for the Lorde hath chosen thee to builde him an house of a sanctuarie: Be strong therefore & play the man.

  • 2 Kgs 21:7
    75%

    7And he put an image of a groue that he had made euen in the temple, of which the Lord had sayd to Dauid and Solomon his sonne: in this house and in Hierusalem which I haue chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for euer.

  • 2 Chr 8:12
    75%

    12Then Solomon offred burnt offringes vnto the Lorde on the aulter of the Lorde, whiche he had buylt before the porche:

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    75%

    1And Solomon determined to buylde an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.

  • 2 Chr 3:1
    75%

    1And Solomon began to buylde the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem in mount Moria where the Lorde appeared vnto Dauid his father, euen in the place that Dauid prepared in the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite.

  • 2 Chr 33:7
    74%

    7And he put the carued image and an idol whiche he had made, in the house of God: Of which house, God had sayd to Dauid and to Solomon his sonne, In this house and in Hierusalem whiche I haue chosen afore all the tribes of Israel will I put my name for euer.

  • 2 Chr 7:7
    74%

    7Moreouer, Solomon halowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lorde, for there he offred burnt offringes: & the fat of the peace offringes, because the brasen aulter which Solomon had made, was not able to receaue the burnt offringes, and the meate offringes, and the fat.

  • 1 Kgs 8:29
    74%

    29That thyne eyes may be open toward this house nyght and day, euen toward this place, of which thou haste said, My name shal be there: That thou mayst hearken vnto the prayer which thy seruaunt prayeth in this place,

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    74%

    1And Dauid the king saide vnto all the congregation: God hath specially chosen Solomon my sonne which is yet young & tender, & the worke is great: for the house shall not be for man, but for the Lorde God.

  • 2 Sam 7:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4And the same night the worde of the Lorde came vnto Nathan, saying:

    5Go, and tell my seruaunt Dauid, thus sayeth the Lorde: shalt thou buylde me an house to dwell in?

  • 1 Kgs 3:15
    74%

    15When Solomon awoke, beholde it was a dreame: And he came to Hierusalem and stoode before the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde, & offred burnt offringes and peace offringes, and made a feast to all his seruauntes.

  • 2 Chr 6:20
    74%

    20And let thyne eyes be open towarde this house day & night, ouer this place wherof thou hast sayde that thou wouldest put thy name there, to hearken vnto the prayer whiche thy seruaunt prayeth in this place.

  • 2 Chr 7:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4And the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lorde.

    5And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twentie and two thousande oxen, and an hundred and twentie thousande sheepe: and so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    73%

    7In al the places wherin I haue walked with all the childre of Israel, spake I one worde with any of ye tribes of Israel, when I commaunded the iudges to feede my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of Cedar trees?

  • 2 Chr 6:7
    73%

    7And when it was in the heart of Dauid my father to buylde an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israel,

  • 1 Kgs 8:22
    73%

    22Solomon stoode before the aulter of the Lorde in the sight of all the congregation of Israel, and stretched out his handes toward heauen, and sayde:

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    73%

    5And beholde, I am determined to build an house vnto ye name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake vnto Dauid my father, saying: Thy sonne whom I wil set vpon thy seate for thee, he shal build an house vnto my name.

  • 2 Chr 7:13
    72%

    13If I shut vp heauen that there be no rayne, or if I commaund the locustes to deuour the lande, or if I sende pestilence among my people:

  • 1 Kgs 8:44
    72%

    44If thy people go out to battell against their enemie whythersoeuer thou shalt send them, and shal pray vnto the Lord toward the way of the citie which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I haue built for thy name:

  • 2 Chr 2:4
    72%

    4Behold I buylde an house for the name of the Lorde my God, to offer vnto him holy thinges, & to burne sweete incense, and to set shewe bread before him continually, to offer burnt sacrifices of the morning and euening on the Sabbath dayes, in the firste day of euery newe moone, and in the solempne feastes of the Lorde our God: for it is an ordinaunce to be continually kept of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:34
    72%

    34If thy people go out to warre against their enemies by the way that thou shalt sende them, and they pray to thee in the way towarde this citie whiche thou hast chosen, euen toward the house which I haue buylt for thy name:

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    72%

    27Wyll God in deede dwell on the earth? Beholde, the heauens and heauens of all heauens are not able to contayne thee: and how should then this house do it that I haue builded?

  • 1 Chr 17:25
    72%

    25For thou O my God, hast tolde thy seruaunt that thou wilt buylde him an house, and therefore thy seruaunt hath founde in his heart to pray before thee.

  • 1 Kgs 3:2
    72%

    2Onely the people sacrificed in hygh places, because there was no house built vnto the name of the Lorde vntill those dayes.