2 Chronicles 7:10 (GNV)

Passage

And the three and twentieth day of the seuenth moneth, he sent the people away into their tentes, ioyous and with glad heart, because of the goodnesse that the Lord had done for Dauid and for Salomon, and for Israel his people.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:8 And Salomon made a feast at that time of seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the riuer of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 7:9 And in the eight day they made a solemne assemblie: for they had made the dedication of the altar seuen daies, and the feast seuen dayes.

2 Chronicles 7:10 And the three and twentieth day of the seuenth moneth, he sent the people away into their tentes, ioyous and with glad heart, because of the goodnesse that the Lord had done for Dauid and for Salomon, and for Israel his people.

2 Chronicles 7:11 So Salomon finished the house of the Lord, and the Kings house, and all that came into Salomons heart to make in the house of the Lord: and he prospered in his house.

2 Chronicles 7:12 And the Lord appeared to Salomon by night and said to him, I haue heard thy prayer, and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of sacrifice.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "three", "twentieth", "seuenth", "moneth", "sent", "people", "away", and "tentes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "three" and "twentieth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And in the eight day they made..." into verse 11's "So Salomon finished the house of the...", so "three" and "twentieth" 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 "three" and "twentieth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.