2 Chronicles 5:11

2 Chronicles 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:
• New International Version (NIV)The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to their divisions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions),

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:11

9The poles in the Covenant Box were very long. The priests could see their ends from the Holy Place, if they stood in front of the Most Holy Place. But nobody could see the poles from outside the temple. And they are still there today. 10There was nothing in the Covenant Box, except the two flat pieces of stone that Moses had put there at Sinai mountain. That was where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out from Egypt. Then the priests came out of the Holy Place. All the different groups of priests who were there had made themselves clean to serve God. 12The Levites who were musicians stood on the east side of the altar. They were Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and their relatives. They wore clothes made of linen. They made music with cymbals, harps and lyres. There were also 120 priests who made music with trumpets. 13All these musicians made nice music together. They joined together to praise the Lord and to thank him. The singers sang loudly to the music of the trumpets, the cymbals and the other musical instruments. They loudly sang these words to praise the Lord: ‘He is good! His faithful love continues for ever!’ Then a cloud filled the Lord's temple.

2 Chronicles 5:11 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י בְּצֵ֥את הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים מִן־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ כִּ֠י כָּל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֙ הִתְקַדָּ֔שׁוּ אֵ֖ין לִשְׁמ֥וֹר לְמַחְלְקֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• were come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• presentמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• were sanctifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• waitשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• by courseמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:11

• 2 Chronicles 29:5He said to them, ‘Listen to me, you Levites. Make yourselves clean to serve the Lord. Then you can make the temple a holy place again. It is the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Take out of that holy place anything that is unclean.
• 2 Chronicles 30:15On the 14th day of the second month, they killed the lamb for the Passover feast. The priests and the Levites who were not yet clean became ashamed. So they made themselves clean to serve the Lord. Then they could bring burnt offerings to the Lord's temple.
• Exodus 19:10Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to the people. Make them ready to meet with me. Today and tomorrow they must wash their clothes.
• Job 1:5After each party, Job would ask his children to come and visit him. He wanted to make them clean again if they were guilty of bad things. He thought, ‘Perhaps they have done something that is bad. Perhaps they have thought bad things against God.’ So he would get up early in the morning. He would offer a burnt offering as a sacrifice for each of his children. Job always did this after each party that his children had.
• 2 Chronicles 35:4Each group of families must be ready to do their work. King David of Israel and his son Solomon decided what work each group must do.
• 1 Chronicles 24:1Aaron's descendants, the priests, were in the following groups. Aaron's four sons were: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11When the priests were come out - After having carried the ark into the holy of holies, before the sacred service had commenced.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. 1111. all the priests that were present ... did not then wait by course--The rotation system of weekly service introduced by David was intended for the ordinary duties of the priesthood; on extraordinary occasions, or when more than wonted solemnity attached to them, the priests attended in a body.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Solomon
• Ark of the Covenant
• Course
• Temple
• Worship
• lute, lyre

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