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2 Chronicles 7:5
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
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Study note
Setting — King Solomon and the assembled Israelites act immediately after the divine fire consumes the initial offering, marking the formal dedication of the newly built temple.
The words — וַ/יִּזְבַּ֞ח (va/i.yiz.Bach) = and he sacrificed and זֶ֣בַח (Ze.vach) = [the] sacrifice of. The text records the specific quantity of cattle and sheep presented as the dedication offering.
The thread — This dedication motif echoes in 2 Chronicles 30:24 where Hezekiah supplies livestock for a renewed Passover, Ezekiel 45:17 where the prince provides offerings for appointed feasts, and John 10:22 where Jesus appears during the Feast of Dedication.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that temple worship requires substantial material provision and communal participation to mark sacred space as set apart.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- John 10:22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
- 2 Chronicles 30:24 For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.
- Ezekiel 45:17 And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
- Numbers 7:10 When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
- 1 Kings 8:62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 29:21 The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 1:6 Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar at the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
- 2 Chronicles 5:6 There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
- 2 Chronicles 15:11 At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.