2 Chronicles 7:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 7:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 7:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the k..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
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.”
— 2 Chronicles 7:5 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 7:5 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 7:5
“And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:5: king, solomon, offered
“And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. gave willingly: Heb. offered, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:5: offered, two, thousand
“And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:5: sacrifice, oxen, sheep
“But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:5: sacrifice, oxen, sheep
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:5: king, solomon, twenty
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