2 Chronicles 7:7 (DBY)

Passage

And Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offerings and the oblations and the fat.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:5 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.

2 Chronicles 7:6 And the priests stood in their charges, and the Levites with Jehovah's instruments of music, which David the king had made to praise Jehovah, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, when David praised by their means; and the priests sounded the trumpets opposite to them, and all Israel stood.

2 Chronicles 7:7 And Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offerings and the oblations and the fat.

2 Chronicles 7:8 And at that time Solomon held the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Hamath unto the torrent of Egypt.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "hallowed", "middle", "court", "before", "house", "jehovah", and "offered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "hallowed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the priests stood in their charges..." into verse 8's "And at that time Solomon held the...", so "solomon" and "hallowed" 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 "hallowed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.