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the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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2 Chronicles 7:2

The priests could not enter the Lord 's Temple because the Glory of the Lord filled it.

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.
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

1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from the sky and burned up the burnt offering and the sacrifices. The Glory of the Lord filled the Temple. 2 The priests could not enter the Lord 's Temple because the Glory of the Lord filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down from heaven and the Glory of the Lord on the Temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces low to the ground. They worshiped and thanked the Lord , singing, "The Lord is good. His faithful love will last forever." 4 Then King Solomon and all the Israelites offered sacrifices to the Lord . 5 King Solomon offered 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep. So the king and the people showed that they had dedicated the Temple to God. 6 The priests stood ready to do their work. The Levites stood with the instruments they would use to play music to the Lord . King David had made these instruments to use when they gave thanks to the Lord and sang, "His faithful love will last forever." The priests blew their trumpets as they stood across from the Levites. And all the Israelites were standing. 7 King Solomon also dedicated the middle of the courtyard, the part that is in front of the Temple of the Lord . There he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat from the animals that were used as fellowship offerings. He did this because the bronze altar he had built was too small to hold all these offerings. 8 So there at the Temple, King Solomon and all the people of Israel celebrated the festival. People came from as far away as Hamath Pass in the north and the border of Egypt in the south. This huge crowd of people enjoyed themselves for seven days. 9 On the eighth day, they had a holy meeting because they had celebrated for seven days. They made the altar holy and it was to be used only for worshiping the Lord. And they celebrated the festival for seven days. 10 On the 23rd day of the seventh month, Solomon told the people to go home. All the people thanked the king, said goodbye, and went home. They were happy because of all the good things that the Lord had done for David his servant and for 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, "I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family, and all of you go into the boat.
Genesis 7:8
All the clean animals, all the other animals on the earth, the birds, and everything that crawls on the earth
Genesis 7:11
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Genesis 7:15
All these animals went into the boat with Noah. They came in groups of two from every kind of animal that had the breath of life.
Genesis 7:19
The water rose so much that even the highest mountains were covered by the water.
Genesis 7:21
Every living thing on earth died—every man and woman, every bird, and every kind of animal. All the many kinds of animals and all the things that crawl on the ground died. Every living, breathing thing on dry land died.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord . Noah took some of all the clean birds and some of all the clean animals and burned them on the altar as a gift to God.
Leviticus 10:10
You must be able to clearly tell the difference between what is holy and what is not holy, between what is clean and what is unclean.
Ezekiel 44:23
"Also, the priests must teach my people the difference between things that are holy and things that are not holy. They must help my people know what is clean and what is unclean.

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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