2 Chronicles 7:1
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Cross-references
In 2 Chronicles 5:14, the priests cannot minister due to the cloud of glory — here the glory fills the temple again, showing a pattern of overwhelming divine presence.
In 2 Chronicles 5:13, the glory of the Lord fills the temple as a cloud during the dedication — here fire also manifests that same glory after prayer.
1 Chronicles 21:26 describes God answering David's prayer with fire from heaven on the altar—identical pattern to Solomon's dedication here.
Acts 4:31 shows God answering prayer with shaking and Spirit, a NT parallel to the fire and glory here—typology of divine presence.
Ezekiel 44:4 repeats the glory filling the temple, with the prophet falling on his face like the people.
Ezekiel 43:5 shows the glory filling the temple in a vision of restoration, directly echoing the dedication.
Ezekiel 10:1-4 describes the glory of the Lord departing from the temple — the opposite of the glorious filling at dedication here, showing judgment vs. acceptance.
1 Kings 18:38 records fire from heaven consuming Elijah's sacrifice—the same kind of divine fire consuming a sacrifice as here.
In 1 Kings 8:11, priests cannot minister due to the cloud of glory — the same divine presence that here appears with fire.
1 Kings 8:10 records the same event: the cloud fills the temple when priests withdraw — Chronicles adds the fire from heaven consuming the sacrifice.
Leviticus 9:24 describes the same divine fire consuming a sacrifice at the tabernacle dedication—an exact parallel to this temple dedication.
Exodus 40:34 describes the glory filling the tabernacle at its dedication — a direct parallel to the temple dedication here, with fire added as a sign of acceptance.
Exodus 29:43 promises God's glory will consecrate the tabernacle—fulfilled here when the temple is filled with glory.
1 Kings 8:54-61 records the same prayer's conclusion and blessing but omits the fire from heaven—different emphasis in the parallel account.
Isaiah 6:1-4 describes a vision where the temple is filled with smoke and God's glory — here the literal temple is filled with glory and fire from heaven.
In Leviticus 9:23, the glory appears to all the people after Aaron's blessing — here the glory fills the temple with fire after Solomon's prayer, both at dedications.
In Ezekiel 10:4, the same glory fills the temple in a vision of judgment, a parallel manifestation.
In Exodus 40:35, Moses cannot enter the tabernacle because of the glory — paralleling the priests' inability in 2 Chronicles 5:14 and the glory filling here.
Exodus 19:18 depicts God descending in fire on Sinai, a similar theophany of fire and smoke.
Haggai 2:7-9 promises a future filling of the temple with greater glory, building on this historical event.