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2 Chronicles 7:2

The religious leaders could not go into the house of the Lord because it was filled with the Lord's shining-greatness.

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

1 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and burned up the burnt gift and gifts of worship. And the shining-greatness of the Lord filled the house. 2 The religious leaders could not go into the house of the Lord because it was filled with the Lord's shining-greatness. 3 All the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the shining-greatness of the Lord upon the house. So they bowed their faces to the ground and worshiped. They gave thanks to the Lord, saying, "He is good. For His loving-kindness lasts forever." 4 Then the king and all the people gave gifts to the Lord. 5 King Solomon gave a gift of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people set apart the house of God. 6 The religious leaders stood in their places while the Levites were praising the Lord using objects King David had made. They were playing, "For His loving-kindness lasts forever." As the religious leaders blew horns on the other side, all Israel stood. 7 Then Solomon set apart the center of the open space in front of the Lord's house. There he gave the burnt gifts and the fat of the peace gifts. The brass altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt gift, the grain gift and the fat. 8 At that time Solomon gave the special supper for seven days, and all Israel with him. Many people were there. They had come from the gate of Hamath to the river of Egypt. 9 On the eighth day they gathered together for a special time. For seven days they had to set apart the altar, and for seven days they had the special supper. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month Solomon sent the people to their tents. They were full of joy and happy in their heart for the good that the Lord had shown to David and Solomon and 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, "Go into the boat, you and all your family. For I have seen that you only are right and good at this time.
Genesis 7:8
Clean animals and animals that were unclean and birds and every thing that moved on the ground
Genesis 7:11
In the year 600 of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the wells of water under the earth broke open. The windows of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:15
They went into the large boat with Noah, two of every living thing.
Genesis 7:19
The water got higher and higher upon the earth until all the high mountains under heaven were covered.
Genesis 7:21
All flesh that moved on the earth was destroyed, birds and cattle and wild animals, and every man.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. He took of every clean animal and every clean bird, and gave burnt gifts in worship on the altar.
Leviticus 10:10
You are to know the difference between what is holy and what is not, and between what is clean and what is not.
Ezekiel 44:23
They will teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is not. And they will teach them to know what is unclean and what is 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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