2 Chronicles 5:2-22

2 Chronicles 5:2 The Dedication of the Temple. The Chronicler’s account of the dedication of the temple is much longer than his description of its construction (77 verses compared to 40), since he is more concerned with the meaning of the temple than with its physical structure. He describes two appearances of the Lord (2 Chronicles 5:14; 2 Chronicles 7:1), Solomon’s great prayer of dedication (2 Chronicles 6:14), and God’s message to Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:12).