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2 Chronicles 7:5

Therfor king Salomon killide sacrifices of oxis two and twenti thousynd, of wetheris sixe score thousynde; and the kyng and al the puple halewiden the hows of God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dedication;   Thompson Chain Reference - Animals;   Giving;   Liberality-Parsimony;   Munificence;   Sheep;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dedication;   Sacrifices;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sheep;   Worship;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep and goats. In this manner the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.
Hebrew Names Version
King Shlomo offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
New Century Version
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people gave the Temple to God.
New English Translation
King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the people dedicated God's temple.
Amplified Bible
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. In this way the king and all the people dedicated God's house.
New American Standard Bible
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
World English Bible
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And King Salomon offered a sacrifice of two and twentie thousand bullockes, and an hundreth and twentie thousand sheepe. so the King and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Legacy Standard Bible
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Berean Standard Bible
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Complete Jewish Bible
King Shlomo offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Darby Translation
And king Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Solomon offered 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep. So the king and the people showed that they had dedicated the Temple to God.
George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep; so the king and all the people dedicated the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
He sacrificed 22,000 head of cattle and 120,000 sheep as fellowship offerings. And so he and all the people dedicated the Temple.
Lexham English Bible
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Literal Translation
and King Solomon offered the sacrifice from the herd, twenty two thousand, and from the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand; all the people dedicated the house of God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For kynge Salomon offred two and twetye thousande bullockes, and an hundreth thousande and twentye thousande shepe, & so both the kynge and all the people dedicated the house of God.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Bible in Basic English
King Solomon made an offering of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people kept the feast of the opening of the house of God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And 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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And 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.
King James Version (1611)
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twentie and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twentie thousand sheepe. So the King and all the people, dedicated the house of God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of calves twenty and two thousand, of sheep a hundred and twenty thousand: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
English Revised Version
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.
Update Bible Version
And 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
And 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.
New King James Version
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
New Living Translation
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people dedicated the Temple of God.
New Life Bible
King Solomon gave a gift of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people set apart the house of God.
New Revised Standard
King Solomon offered as a sacrifice twenty-two thousand oxen and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice - of oxen, twenty-two thousand, and of sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand, - and so the king and all the people, dedicated the house of God;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and one hundred and twenty thousand rams: and the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Revised Standard Version
King Solomon offered as a sacrifice twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Young's Literal Translation
and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd, twenty and two thousand, and of the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand, and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Contextual Overview

1 And whanne Salomon schedynge preyeris hadde fillid, fier cam doun fro heuene, and deuouride brent sacrifices, and slayn sacrifices; and the maieste of the Lord fillide the hows. 2 And preestis myyten not entre in to the temple of the Lord; for the maieste of the Lord hadde fillid the temple of the Lord. 3 But also alle the sones of Israel sien fier comynge doun, and the glorie of the Lord on the hows, and thei felden down lowe to the erthe on the pawment araied with stoon, and thei worschipiden, and preisiden the Lord, For he is good, for his merci is in to al the world. 4 Forsothe the kyng and al the puple offriden slayn sacrifices bifor the Lord. 5 Therfor king Salomon killide sacrifices of oxis two and twenti thousynd, of wetheris sixe score thousynde; and the kyng and al the puple halewiden the hows of God. 6 Forsothe the preestis stoden in her offices, and dekenes in orguns of songis of the Lord, whiche kyng Dauid made to preise the Lord, For his merci is in to the world; and thei sungen the ympnes of Dauid bi her hondis; sotheli the prestis sungen with trumpis bifor hem, and al the puple of Israel stood. 7 Therfor Salomon halewide the myddil of the large place bifor the temple of the Lord; for he hadde offrid there brent sacrifices, and the ynnere fatnesses of pesible sacrifices, for the brasun auter which he hadde maad myyte not susteyne the brent sacrifices, and sacrifices, and the innere fatnessis of pesible sacrifices. 8 Therfor Salomon made a solempnyte in that tyme in seuene dayes, and al Israel with hym, a ful greete chirche, fro the entryng of Emath `til to the stronde of Egipt. 9 And in the eiythe dai he made a gaderyng of money, `that is, for necessaries of the temple, for he hadde halewid the auter in seuene daies, and `hadde maad solempnytee in seuene daies. 10 Therfor in the thre and twentithe dai of the seuenthe monethe he lete the puplis go to her tabernaclis, ioiynge and gladynge on the good that God hadde do to Dauid, and to Salomon, and to his puple Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a sacrifice: 2 Chronicles 1:6, 2 Chronicles 5:6, 2 Chronicles 15:11, 2 Chronicles 29:32, 2 Chronicles 29:33, 2 Chronicles 30:24, 2 Chronicles 35:7-9, 1 Kings 8:62, 1 Kings 8:63, 1 Chronicles 29:21, Ezra 6:16, Ezra 6:17, Ezekiel 45:17, Micah 6:7

twenty and two: The number of sheep and oxen here mentioned has to some appeared incredibly large; but it must be considered that a prodigious number of persons was now at Jerusalem, and that this was the amount of all the victims that had been offered during the seven days of the feast of tabernacles, as well as the time the feast of the dedication lasted.

dedicated: 2 Chronicles 2:4, Numbers 7:10, 1 Kings 8:63, Ezra 6:16, John 10:22

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 6:17 - offered 1 Kings 3:4 - a thousand 1 Kings 3:15 - peace offerings 2 Kings 16:15 - the king's burnt Nehemiah 12:43 - offered Ezekiel 46:10 - General Ezekiel 46:12 - a voluntary

Cross-References

Genesis 6:22
Therfor Noe dide alle thingis whiche God comaundide to hym.
Exodus 39:32
And thei offeriden the tabernacle, and the roof, and al the purtenaunce, ryngis, tablis, barris, pileris, and foundementis;
Exodus 40:16
And Moises dide alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide.
Psalms 119:6
Thanne Y schal not be schent; whanne Y schal biholde perfitli in alle thin heestis.
Matthew 3:15
But Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus it fallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse.
Luke 8:21
And he answeride, and seide to hem, My modir and my britheren ben these, that heren the word of God, and doon it.
John 2:5
His modir seith to the mynystris, What euere thing he seie to you, do ye.
John 13:17
If ye witen these thingis, ye schulen be blessid, if ye doen hem.
Philippians 2:8
He mekide hym silf, and was maad obedient to the deth, yhe, to the deth of the cross.
Hebrews 5:8
And whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernyde obedience of these thingis that be suffride;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 7:5. Twenty and two thousand oxen, &c. — The amount of all the victims that had been offered during the seven days of the feast of tabernacles, and the seven days of the feast of the dedication.


 
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