Text: 2 Chronicles 7:4-10
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 8:62-66
Subject: Dedicate altar and celebrate Tabernacles
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: These are parallel accounts of the massive dedication sacrifices and the Festival of Tabernacles (Sukkot) following the temple dedication. Both texts record Solomon's sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep, and the fourteen-day celebration encompassing both the dedication and the festival. The Chronicler follows 1 Kings 8:62-66 closely but adds the detail that Solomon "consecrated the middle of the court" for overflow sacrifices because the bronze altar was too small (2 Chr 7:7). The convergence of temple dedication with the Feast of Tabernacles (chag hassukot) connects the permanent temple to the wilderness tabernacle, bridging God's mobile presence with His settled dwelling.
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Text: 1 Kings 8:62-66
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 7:4-10
Subject: Temple dedication sacrifices and feast — parallel account
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of the dedication sacrifices and fourteen-day celebration (seven days for dedication plus the Feast of Tabernacles). Both record the 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep, the consecration of the middle court for additional sacrifices, and the people's departure on the eighth day "joyful and glad of heart." The Chronicler uniquely adds that fire descended from heaven (2 Chr 7:1), that the people bowed with faces to the ground praising "for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever" (2 Chr 7:3), and that Solomon consecrated the middle court because "the bronze altar could not hold" all the offerings — details that emphasize divine acceptance and the overwhelming scale of worship.
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Text: 1 Kings 8:62
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 7:4
Subject: dedicate altar and celebrate Tabernacles
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts record the massive sacrificial ceremony following the temple dedication: Solomon and all Israel offered sacrifices before the LORD. Both record the staggering total of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as peace offerings (שְׁלָמִים, shelamim). The Chronicler in 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 uniquely adds that fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple — a detail absent from Kings that parallels Moses' tabernacle inauguration (Lev 9:24) and confirms divine acceptance of the new sanctuary through the same sign.