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2 Chronicles 7:2

The priests could not enter the house of the LORD because the glory and brilliance of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cloud;   Miracles;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fire;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Destroy, Destruction;   Glory;   God, Name of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Shechinah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Fire;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement, Day of;   Glory;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Fire;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for June 4;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The priests were not able to enter the Lord’s temple because the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
The Kohanim could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's house.
King James Version
And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord , because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord 's house.
English Standard Version
And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord , because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord 's house.
New Century Version
The priests could not enter the Temple of the Lord , because the Lord 's glory filled it.
New English Translation
The priests were unable to enter the Lord 's temple because the Lord 's splendor filled the Lord 's temple.
New American Standard Bible
And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD'S house.
World English Bible
The priests could not enter into the house of Yahweh, because the glory of Yahweh filled Yahweh's house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So that the Priestes could not euter into the house of the Lorde, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lordes house.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the priests could not enter into the house of Yahweh because the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
Contemporary English Version
and the priests could not go in.
Complete Jewish Bible
so that the cohanim could not enter the house of Adonai ; because the glory of Adonai filled Adonai 's house.
Darby Translation
And the priests could not enter into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah filled Jehovah's house.
Easy-to-Read Version
The priests could not enter the Lord 's Temple because the Glory of the Lord filled it.
George Lamsa Translation
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORDS house.
Good News Translation
Because the Temple was full of the dazzling light, the priests could not enter it.
Lexham English Bible
And the priests were not able to go into the house of Yahweh, for the glory of Yahweh had filled the house.
Literal Translation
and the priests were not able to go into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that ye prestes coulde not go in to the house of the LORDE, while ye glory of the LORDE filled ye LORDES house.
American Standard Version
And the priests could not enter into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah filled Jehovah's house.
Bible in Basic English
And the priests were not able to go into the house of the Lord, for the Lord's house was full of the glory of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the priestes coulde not go into the house of the Lorde, because the glorie of the Lord had filled the lordes house.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD'S house.
King James Version (1611)
And the Priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lords house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord at that time, for the glory of the Lord filled the house.
English Revised Version
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD’S house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And preestis myyten not entre in to the temple of the Lord; for the maieste of the Lord hadde fillid the temple of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
And the priests could not enter into the house of Yahweh, because the glory of Yahweh filled Yahweh's house.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.
New King James Version
And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
New Living Translation
The priests could not enter the Temple of the Lord because the glorious presence of the Lord filled it.
New Life Bible
The religious leaders could not go into the house of the Lord because it was filled with the Lord's shining-greatness.
New Revised Standard
The priests could not enter the house of the Lord , because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord 's house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
so that the priests could not enter into the house of Yahweh, - because the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither could the priests enter into the temple of the Lord, because the majesty of the Lord had filled the temple of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's house.
Young's Literal Translation
and the priests have not been able to go in unto the house of Jehovah, because the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD'S house.

Contextual Overview

1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the [Shekinah] glory and brilliance of the LORD filled the house. 2The priests could not enter the house of the LORD because the glory and brilliance of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.3When all the people of Israel saw how the fire came down and saw the glory and brilliance of the LORD upon the house, they bowed down on the stone pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and praised the LORD, saying, "For He is good, for His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever." 4Then the king and all the people offered a sacrifice before the LORD. 5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. In this way the king and all the people dedicated God's house. 6The priests stood at their posts [ready for service], and the Levites also, with the musical instruments of the LORD which King David had made to praise the LORD, saying, "For His lovingkindness and mercy endure forever," whenever David offered praise through their ministry. The priests were opposite the Levites blowing the trumpets and all Israel was standing. 7Moreover, Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the house of the LORD, for it was there that he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings because the bronze altar which he had made was not sufficient to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat [all together]. 8At that time Solomon observed the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very large assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt. 9On the eighth day they held a celebration, for they had observed the dedication of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days. 10And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month Solomon sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy in heart because of the goodness that the LORD had shown to David, to Solomon, and to His people Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the priests: 2 Chronicles 5:14, Exodus 24:17, Isaiah 6:5, Revelation 15:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 40:34 - a cloud Exodus 40:35 - General Matthew 23:21 - and by

Cross-References

Genesis 7:1
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.
Genesis 7:8
Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and fowls and everything that crawls on the ground,
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:15
So they went into the ark with Noah, two by two of all living beings in which there was the breath and spirit of life.
Genesis 7:19
The waters prevailed so greatly and were so mighty and overwhelming on the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered.
Genesis 7:21
All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.
Genesis 8:20
And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every [ceremonially] clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Leviticus 10:10
and to make a distinction and recognize a difference between the holy (sacred) and the common (profane), and between the [ceremonially] unclean and the clean;
Ezekiel 44:23
"The priests shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the (ceremonially) unclean and the clean.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord,.... They went in to carry the ark thither, but not being able to stand to minister, they came out, and could not reenter:

because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house; both the holy place, and the holy of holies, see 1 Kings 8:10.


 
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