The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Chronicles 5:1-10
The Ark Brought to the most Holy Place v. 1. Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished, 1 Kings 7:51. And Solomon brought in all the things that David, his father, had dedicated, all the free-will offerings which David had consecrated to Jehovah, 1 Chronicles 22:14-Nehemiah :; 1 Chronicles 29:3-Numbers : ; and the silver and the gold and all the instruments, the vessels used in the worship of the Temple, put he among the treasures of the house of God. v. 2.... read more
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:1-10
1-10 The ark was a type of Christ, and, as such, a token of the presence of God. That gracious promise, Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world, does, in effect, bring the ark into our religious assemblies, if we by faith and prayer plead that promise; and this we should be most earnest for. When Christ is formed in a soul, the law written in the heart, the ark of the covenant settled there, so that it becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost, there is true satisfaction in that... read more