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[2 Chronicles 7:3](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/7/3) **.** *The fire came down.* This is noted in [1 Kings 8](../../../kjv/1-kings/8)., and twice here, as in [2 Chronicles 5:13-14](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/5/13-14), to designate the holy temple as the house of God. The fire descended in answer to prayer, and in fidelity to the promise of the divine presence. [Exodus 24](../../../kjv/exodus/24).
[2 Chronicles 7:8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/7/8) **.** *Hamath;* Targum, Antioch.
[2 Chronicles 7:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/7/12) **.** *The Lord appeared to Solomon by night,* which is noted to be the second time, to confirm and strengthen his faith. [1 Kings 9:2](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/2).

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