2 Chronicles 5:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

A.M. 2999. B.C. 1005. Solomon brings the dedicated treasures into the house, and the ark into the sanctuary, 2 Chronicles 5:1-10 . While the priests and Levites sing praise, the glory of God fills the house, 2 Chronicles 5:11-14 . NOTES ON CHAPTER 5. 2 Chronicles 5:1-2. Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated What remained of the things that David had provided, Solomon would not employ to his own use, but laid them up in the treasures of the temple. And... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

Construction of the temple (2:1-7:22)With the help of King Hiram of Tyre, Solomon prepared materials and arranged a workforce to build the planned temple (2:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings 5:1-18). Construction went on for seven years, until the temple, its furniture, its courtyard, and all other articles and decorations connected with it were completed according to plan (3:1-5:1; see notes on 1 Kings 6:1-7:51). The temple was then dedicated to God (5:2-7:22; see notes on 1 Kings 8:1-9:9). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 5:13

For He is good, &c. Compare Ezra 3:11 . mercy = lovingkindness, or grace. cloud, even the house of. Septuagint reads "cloud of the glory of". read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:13

13. the house was filled with a cloud—(See on :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 5:2-14

1. The installation of the ark 5:2-14Solomon dedicated the temple during the Feast of Tabernacles (2 Chronicles 5:3). The priests brought the ark and the utensils, that had been in the tent David had pitched for the ark, into the temple. The temple site was north of, and higher than, the "city of David" where the Jerusalemites lived. Sacrifices of worship accompanied the installation. The descent of the cloud (shekinah) signified that God’s presence now abode in the most holy place in a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The removal of the Ark to the TempleThis chapter is a repetition of 1 Kings 8:1-9, with additional particulars respecting the descent of the glory of the Lord.4. The Levites.. the ark] The mention of ’the Levites’ in this connexion is more in accordance with the requirements of the Law than the statement of 1 Kings 8:3 that the ’priests’ took up the ark.9. From the ark] better (as in the LXX) ’from the Holy Place’: cp. 1 Kings 8:8. Unto this day] The Chronicler, like the compiler of Kings,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 5:13

(13) It came even to pass . . . thanking the Lord.—And the trumpeters and the minstrels were to sound aloud, as one man, with one sound, in order to praise and thank the Lord. This ends the parenthesis-Their voice with the trumpets.—Rather, A sound with trumpets, &c.And praised the Lord, saying, For he is good.—For this common liturgical formula see 1 Chronicles 16:34; 1 Chronicles 16:41.That then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord.—Omit that (1 Kings 8:10). “Then... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

Presentation 2 Chronicles 5:13-14 It was a dedication day. It was a day of the advent of the Holy Ghost. I. Notice The Time of the Advent. 1. Without doubt it was a time of Prayer. Never let it be forgotten that it was when Christ was baptized and praying that the heavens were opened, and the Holy Ghost came down upon Him. Prayer is the essential condition of the advent of the Spirit to the soul. 2. It was a time of Praise. 3. It was a time of Peace. Unity is an essential condition of the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

3. The Dedication of the Temple CHAPTER 5 The Ark Brought in the Temple 1. The completion of the temple (2 Chronicles 5:1 ) 2. The assembly called by Solomon (2 Chronicles 5:2-3 ) 3. The ark carried to its place (2 Chronicles 5:4-9 ) 4. The contents of the ark (2 Chronicles 5:10 ) 5. The praise and the glory (2 Chronicles 5:11-14 ) The reader will find the comments on the dedication of the temple in the book of Kings (1 Kings 8:0 ). Verses 11-13 are not given in the record of the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers [were] {f} as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up [their] voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, [saying], {g} For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: that [then] the house was filled with a cloud, [even] the house of the LORD;(f) They all played the same tune.(g) This was the effect of their songs, Psalms 118:1; Psalms... read more

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