Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 5

(1 Kings 8:1–11)

1So allכָּל־kol-H3605the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had performedעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068was completedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999.Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853brought in the itemsוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732had dedicatedקָדְשֵׁ֣י׀ka.de.SheiH6944—the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the furnishingsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627—and he placed themנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414in the treasuriesבְּאֹצְר֖וֹתbe.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2At that timeאָז֩'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853assembledיַקְהֵ֨ילyak.HeilH6950inאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the tribalהַמַּטּ֜וֹתha.ma.TotH4294headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218and family leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֧י הָאָב֛וֹתne.si.'Ei ha.'a.VotH1 H5387of the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478—to bring upלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853הִ֥יאhi'H1931from Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726,the Cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732.

3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478came togetherוַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950to the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶל־'el-H413at the feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282ה֖וּאhu'H1931in the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

4When allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had arrivedוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881אֶת־'et-H853took upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727,

5and they brought upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֶת־'et-H853the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834itsבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168sacredהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944furnishingsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.The Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carried them upהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853.

6There, beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478who had assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםha.no.'a.DimH3259with himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921sacrificedמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076so manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they could notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be countedיִסָּפְר֛וּ וְלֹ֥אyi.sa.fe.Ru ve.Lo'H5608 H3808or numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487.

7Then the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413its placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725inאֶל־'el-H413the inner sanctuaryדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687of the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֶל־'el-H413,the Most Holy Placeאֶל־'el-H6944 H413,beneathתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

8Forוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566their wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overעַל־'al-H5921the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727הַכְּרוּבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742עַל־'al-H5921and overshadowedוַיְכַסּ֧וּ מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃vay.kha.Su mil.Ma.'e.lahH3680 H4605the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its polesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905.

9The polesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905ofמִן־min-H4480the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727extended far enoughוַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748that theirהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218were visibleוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200fromעַל־'al-H5921in frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the inner sanctuaryהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687,but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808יֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200from outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351the Holy Place;and they areוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10There wasnothingאֵ֚ין'einH369in the arkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727exceptרַ֚קrakH7535the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147tabletsהַלֻּח֔וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872had placed in itנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had made a covenantכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772withעִם־'im-H5973the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478after they had come outבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ פmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11Nowכִּ֠יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who were presentהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֙ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672had consecrated themselvesהִתְקַדָּ֔שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942regardless ofאֵ֖ין לִשְׁמ֥וֹר'ein lish.MorH369 H8104their divisionsלְמַחְלְקֽוֹת׃le.mach.le.KotH4256.And whenוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548came outבְּצֵ֥אתbe.TzetH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the Holy Placeהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,

12allלְכֻלָּ֡םle.khu.LamH3605the Leviticalוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881singersהַמְשֹׁרֲרִ֣יםham.sho.ra.RimH7891—Asaphלְאָסָ֡ףle.'a.SafH623,Hemanלְהֵימָ֣ןle.hei.ManH1968,Jeduthunלִֽ֠ידֻתוּןLi.du.tunH3038,and their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֨םve.liv.nei.HemH1121and relativesוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֜םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251—stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975on the east sideמִזְרָ֣חmiz.RachH4217of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,dressedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֣יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in fine linenבּ֗וּץButzH948and playing cymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙bim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,harpsוּבִנְבָלִ֣יםu.vin.va.LimH5035,and lyresוְכִנֹּר֔וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658,accompanied byוְעִמָּהֶ֤םve.'i.ma.HemH5973120לְמֵאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֔יםle.me.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548soundingמַחְצְרִ֖יםmach.tze.ri.rimH2690trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689.

13וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961The trumpetersלַמְחַצְּרִ֨יםla.ma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690and singersוְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜ים לְהַשְׁמִ֣יעַve.lam.sho.ra.Rim le.hash.Mi.a'H7891 H8085joined togetherכְ֠אֶחָדKhe.'e.chodH259to praiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984and thankוּלְהֹדוֹת֮u.le.ho.dOtH3034the LORDלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068with oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963.They lifted upוּכְהָרִ֣יםu.khe.ha.RimH7311their voicesק֠וֹלKolH6963,accompanied by trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֨וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתַּ֜יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,and musicalהַשִּׁ֗ירha.ShirH7892instrumentsוּבִכְלֵ֣יu.vikh.LeiH3627,in praiseוּבְהַלֵּ֤לu.ve.ha.LelH1984to the LORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068: “Forכִּ֣יkiH3588He is goodט֔וֹב כִּ֥יTov kiH2896 H3588;His loving devotion endures foreverלְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּ֑וֹle.'o.Lam chas.DoH2617 H5769.”And the templeוְהַבַּ֛יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,was filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390with a cloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051

14so that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808notיָֽכְל֧וּya.khe.LuH3201stand thereלַעֲמ֥וֹדla.'a.ModH5975to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

(1 Kings 8:1–11)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5