2 Chronicles 5:7

2 Chronicles 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
• New International Version (NIV)The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:7

5They brought the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy utensils in it ⌞to the temple⌟. The priests and the Levites carried them 6while King Solomon and the whole assembly from Israel were offering countless sheep and cattle sacrifices in front of the ark. The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s promise to its place in the inner room of the temple (the most holy place) under the wings of the angels. 8The angels’ outstretched wings were over the place where the ark ⌞rested⌟ so that the angels became a covering above the ark and its poles. 9The poles were so long that their ends could be seen in the holy place by anyone standing in front of the inner room, but they couldn’t be seen outside. (They are still there today.)

2 Chronicles 5:7 word by word

וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֧ה אֶל־מְקוֹמ֛וֹ אֶל־דְּבִ֥יר הַבַּ֖יִת אֶל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקְּדָשִׁ֑ים אֶל־תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵ֥י הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• brought inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• into the mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Most Holy PlaceH6944
• under the wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:7

• Psalms 132:8O Lord, arise, and come to your resting place with the ark of your power.
• 2 Chronicles 4:20lamp stands and lamps of pure gold (to burn as directed in front of the inner room),
• Exodus 37:6He made the throne of mercy out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
• 1 Kings 6:23In the inner room he made two 15-foot-tall angels out of olive wood.
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s promise to its place in the inner room of the temple (the most holy place) under the wings of the angels.
• Hebrews 9:4It contained the gold incense burner and the ark of the Lord’s promise. The ark was completely covered with gold. In the ark were the gold jar filled with manna, Aaron’s staff that had blossomed, and the tablets on which the promise was written.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The giant cherubim symbolized God's universal and eternal rule.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 5:7

• Ark
• Cherubim
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Ark of the Covenant
• Solomon
• Cherubim (1)
• 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