2 Chronicles 7:12 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Chronicles 7:13 If I shut the heauen that there be no raine, or if I commaund the grashopper to deuoure the lande, or if I sende pestilence among my people,

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, among whome my Name is called vpon, doe humble them selues, and praye, and seeke my presence, and turne from their wicked wayes, then will I heare in heauen, and be mercifull to their sinne, and wil heale their land:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "appeared", "salomon", "night", "said", "haue", "heard", and "prayer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "appeared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "So Salomon finished the house of the..." into verse 13's "If I shut the heauen that there...", so "lord" and "appeared" 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 "lord" and "appeared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.