2 Chronicles 5:13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:11-14

Solomon, and the elders of Israel, had done what they could to grace the solemnity of the introduction of the ark; but God, by testifying his acceptance of what they did, put the greatest honour upon it. The cloud of glory that filled the house beautified it more than all the gold with which it was overlaid or the precious stones with which it was garnished; and yet that was no glory in comparison with the glory of the gospel dispensation, 2 Cor. 3:8-10. Observe, I. How God took possession of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:13

For he is good - This was either the whole of the song, or the burden of each verse. The Hebrew is very short: - חסדו לעולם כי טוב כי Ki tob ki leolam chasdo . For he is good; for his mercy is endless. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The first worship in the finished temple. The homiletic matter of this chapter may be said to be one. For we are, in fact, brought face to face with the central interest—the mystic presence, and veiled glory of the tabernacle or temple, in connection with the outer worship—the whole form of the outer worship of the Church visible of God's ancient people. This central interest means the ark—the ark of the covenant; the ark, with its two Divine autograph tables of stone; the ark, with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The dedication of the temple: 1. The bringing-in of the ark. I. THE PREPARATION FOR THE CEREMONY . ( 2 Chronicles 5:1-4 .) 1 . The completion of the temple furniture. The manufacture of the various articles having been described in the preceding chapter, it is here briefly recorded that the whole work which Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished—a happy illustration of the proverb, "Better is the end of a thing," etc. ( Ecclesiastes 7:8 ). The work,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:2-13

Bringing in the ark. It was fitting enough that the ark which had been in the ancient tabernacle should be brought with much ceremony into the new temple. It linked the past and the future, and it associated two things which must be constantly kept together. It suggests to us— I. THE TRUE NATIONAL CONTINUITY . This was not found at all in the permanence of one form of government, for that had passed from a theocracy to a monarchy; nor was it found only or even chiefly in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:13

It cannot but be that it was intended in this verse that attention should be rivetted to the fact of the splendid consentaneity of all singers and all musicians, of hearts and voices and instruments. The suggestion is as significant as it is impressive, a suggestion to the Church of all time, and supremely asking notice now. Even the house . The close of 2 Chronicles 5:14 , as also the parallel ( 1 Kings 8:11 ), justifies the supposition that the Septuagint showing the word δόξης ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:13-14

God's glory in the sanctuary: church-opening sermon. Profoundly subdued and solemnized indeed must those worshippers have been on this great occasion. When, in the presence of the sovereign and of all the elders of Israel, the priests brought the ark of the covenant into its place, into the holy of holies; when they reverently withdrew from that innermost sanctuary, which was only to be entered once in the year by the high priest only; and when, amid the sound of many trumpets and the loud... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 5:13

Even the house of the Lord - Or, according to another reading (Septuagint), which removes the superfluousness of these words - “The house was filled with a cloud of the glory of the Lord.” read more

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