2 Chronicles 7:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³ When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And when all the people of Israel saw how the fire came down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed with their faces upon the pavement and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah was upon the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and gave thanks unto Jehovah, saying, For he is good; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Common English Bible

³ All the Israelites were watching when the fire fell. As the LORD’s glory filled the temple, they knelt down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, worshipping and giving thanks to the LORD, saying, “Yes, God is good! Yes, God’s faithful love lasts forever!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Moreover, all the sons of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord upon the house. And falling prone upon the ground, on the layer of pavement stones, they adored and praised the Lord: "For he is good. For his mercy is everlasting."

2 Chronicles 7:3 Cross References

2 Chronicles 5:13

It was the duty of the trumpeters and singers together to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,” the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

2 Chronicles 20:21

When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him in holy splendor, as they went before the army, saying, “Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

Luke 1:50

indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.

Isaiah 63:7

I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy acts of the Lord, because of all that the Lord has done for us and the great favor to the house of Israel that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

Ezra 3:11

and they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.” And all the people responded with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord had been laid.

Exodus 4:31

The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had given heed to the Israelites and that he had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

Jeremiah 33:11

the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing as they bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord: “Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.

Psalm 103:17

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 95:6

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.

1 Chronicles 16:41

With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to render thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.

1 Kings 18:39

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God.”

Numbers 16:22

They fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one person sin and you become angry with the whole congregation?”

Numbers 14:5

Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the Israelites.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came out from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

1 Chronicles 16:34

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psalm 100:5

For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 106:1

Praise the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psalm 107:1

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psalm 118:1

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Chronicles 20:18

Then Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:28

The whole assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

2 Chronicles 29:29

When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed down and worshiped.

2 Chronicles 29:30

King Hezekiah and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of the seer Asaph. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.