2 Chronicles 7:4 (GNV)

Passage

Then the King and all the people offred sacrifices before the Lord.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:2 So that the Priestes could not euter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lordes house.

2 Chronicles 7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw the fire, and the glory of the Lord come downe vpon the house, they bowed themselues with their faces to the earth vpon the pauement, and worshipped and praysed the Lord, saying, For he is good, because his mercy lasteth for euer.

2 Chronicles 7:4 Then the King and all the people offred sacrifices before the Lord.

2 Chronicles 7:5 And King Salomon offered a sacrifice of two and twentie thousand bullockes, and an hundreth and twentie thousand sheepe. so the King and all the people dedicated the house of God.

2 Chronicles 7:6 And the Priests waited on their offices, and the Leuites with the instruments of musicke of the Lord, which King Dauid had made to praise the Lord, Because his mercy lasteth for euer: whe Dauid praysed God by them, the Priestes also blewe trumpets ouer against them: and all they of Israel stoode by.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "people", "offred", "sacrifices", "before", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And when all the children of Israel..." into verse 5's "And King Salomon offered a sacrifice of...", so "king" and "people" 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 "king" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.