2 Chronicles 7:11 (DBY)

Passage

And Solomon completed the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he did prosperously.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:9 And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

2 Chronicles 7:10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah had done to David and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

2 Chronicles 7:11 And Solomon completed the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he did prosperously.

2 Chronicles 7:12 Then Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: I have heard thy prayer, and I have chosen for myself this place for a house of sacrifice.

2 Chronicles 7:13 If I shut up the heavens that there be no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "completed", "house", "jehovah", "king's", "came", and "solomon's". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "completed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And on the three and twentieth day..." into verse 12's "Then Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night...", so "solomon" and "completed" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "solomon" and "completed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.