2 Chronicles 5:14

2 Chronicles 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
• New International Version (NIV)and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:14

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. The priests could not do their work to serve the Lord, because of the cloud. The bright glory of the Lord filled his temple.

2 Chronicles 5:14 word by word

וְלֹא־יָֽכְל֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַעֲמ֥וֹד לְשָׁרֵ֖ת מִפְּנֵ֣י הֶעָנָ֑ן כִּֽי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So that the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• by reasonפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• for the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:14

• 2 Chronicles 7:2The priests could not go into the Lord's temple because the Lord's glory had completely filled it.
• 1 Timothy 6:16God alone lives for ever. He lives in very bright light that nobody can come near. Nobody has ever seen God. Nobody is able to see him. So we praise him! He will rule for ever with great authority! Amen! This is true.
• Exodus 40:35Moses could not go into the Tent of Meeting because of the cloud and the bright glory of the Lord.
• Isaiah 6:1In the year when King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord God. He was sitting high up, on a throne. The ends of his long coat filled the temple.
• Ezekiel 10:4Then the Lord's bright glory rose up. It went up from above the cherubs. It moved to the entrance of the temple. The cloud filled the temple. The bright glory of the Lord's shone everywhere in the yard.
• Revelation 15:8Then God's house in heaven became full of smoke, which showed God's great glory and his power. As a result, nobody could go into God's house until the angels had finished sending the seven terrible troubles.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The priests could not stand - What a proof of the being of God, and of the Divine presence! What must those holy men have felt at this time!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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 5:14

• Church
• Temple
• Worship

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• God
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• House of God
• Cloud
• Shechinah
• Solomon
• Ark of the Covenant
• Glory
• Temple
• Worship

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