Verse 3
2 Chronicles 7:3
GOD'S WORD Translation
3
All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and Yahweh’s glory was on the house. They bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, saying,
“For he is good;
for his loving kindness endures for ever.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כֹ֣ל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל רֹאִים֙ בְּ/רֶ֣דֶת הָ/אֵ֔שׁ וּ/כְב֥וֹד יְהוָ֖ה עַל הַ/בָּ֑יִת וַ/יִּכְרְעוּ֩ אַפַּ֨יִם אַ֤רְצָ/ה עַל הָ/רִֽצְפָה֙ וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ וְ/הוֹד֤וֹת לַ/יהוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּ֥י לְ/עוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And all the children of Israel saw the descent of the fire and the glory of the LORD upon the house, and they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshipped, and they gave thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.
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