2 Chronicles 5:13

2 Chronicles 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;
• New International Version (NIV)The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever," the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,
• New King James Version (NKJV)indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:13

11And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present were hallowed without observing the courses; 12and the Levites the singers, all they of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, clad in byssus, with cymbals and lutes and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets), — it came to pass when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one voice to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with trumpets, and cymbals, and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; that then the house, the house of Jehovah, was filled with a cloud, 14and the priests could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of God.

2 Chronicles 5:13 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י כְ֠אֶחָד לַמְחַצְּרִ֨ים וְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜ים לְהַשְׁמִ֣יעַ קוֹל־אֶחָ֗ד לְהַלֵּ֣ל וּלְהֹדוֹת֮ לַיהוָה֒ וּכְהָרִ֣ים ק֠וֹל בַּחֲצֹצְר֨וֹת וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֜יִם וּבִכְלֵ֣י הַשִּׁ֗יר וּבְהַלֵּ֤ל לַיהוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְהַבַּ֛יִת מָלֵ֥א עָנָ֖ן בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• wereהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• makeשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: [sound of]H6963
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• praisingהָלַלhâlal · to shineH1984
• liftedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• trumpetsחֲצֹצְרָהchătsôtserâh · trumpetH2689
• cymbalsמְצִלְתַּיִםmetsêleth · cymbalH4700
• instrumentsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:13

• Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing aloud to Jehovah, let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation;
• Psalms 100:1Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth!
• Isaiah 52:8— The voice of thy watchmen, they lift up the voice, they sing aloud together; for they shall see eye to eye, when Jehovah shall bring again Zion.
• Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all [their] days, for the good of them, and of their children after them.
• Acts 4:32And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;
• Romans 15:6that ye may with one accord, with one mouth, glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 5:8And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Psalms 68:25The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.
• 2 Chronicles 7:3And all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah upon the house, and bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshipped and thanked Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
• 2 Chronicles 20:21And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever!
• 1 Chronicles 16:34Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
• Ezra 3:11And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
• Psalms 136:1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:
• Jeremiah 33:11there shall again be heard the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give ye thanks unto Jehovah of hosts; for Jehovah is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, — of them that bring thanksgiving unto the house of Jehovah. For I will turn the captivity of the land as in the beginning, saith Jehovah.
• Exodus 40:34And the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
• 1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13For 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 the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Even 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 the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 God took possession of the temple; he filled it with a cloud. Thus he signified his acceptance of this temple, to be the same to him that the tabernacle of Moses was, and assured his people that he would be the same in it. Would we have God dwell in our hearts, we must leave room for him; every thing else must give way. The Word was made flesh; and when he comes to his temple, like a refiner's fire, who may abide the day of his coming? May he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14The Chronicler describes the temple dedication with a detailed account of a grand celebration. He lists the three specific groups of singers and all their relatives. The 120 trumpeters likely included five priests from each of the 24 divisions (1 Chronicles 24:3–19). The sanctified priests wore their standard fine linen robes. The musical instruments, singers, and trumpeters were all in their proper places. When the priests left, the musicians began their…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the house was filled with a cloud--(See on 1Ki 8:10).Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings