2 Chronicles 7:2

2 Chronicles 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
• New International Version (NIV)The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:2

1When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices, and the Lord’s glory filled the temple. The priests couldn’t go into the Lord’s temple because the Lord’s glory had filled the Lord’s temple. 3When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord’s glory on the temple, they knelt down with their faces on the pavement. They worshiped and praised the Lord, ⌞by saying,⌟ “He is good; his mercy endures forever.” 4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 7:2 word by word

וְלֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים לָב֖וֹא אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• because the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• had filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:2

• 2 Chronicles 5:14The priests couldn’t serve because of the cloud. The Lord’s glory filled God’s temple.
• Exodus 24:17To the Israelites, the glory of the Lord looked like a raging fire on top of the mountain.
• Isaiah 6:5So I said, “Oh, no! I’m doomed. Every word that passes through my lips is sinful. I live among people with sinful lips. I have seen the king, the Lord of Armies!”
• Revelation 15:8The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power. No one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels came to an end.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3When they brought the ark to its place (see 2 Chronicles 5:13–14), the glorious presence of the Lord descended on the temple. The divine glory stayed in the temple, stopping the priests from entering to perform their duties (see “The Glory of God” Theme Note and “God’s Glory with His People” Theme Note).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the priests could not enter--Both from awe of the miraculous fire that was burning on the altar and from the dense cloud that enveloped the sanctuary, they were unable for some time to perform their usual functions (see on 1Ki 8:10). But afterwards, their courage and confidence being revived, they approached the altar and busied themselves in the offering of an immense number of sacrifices.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 7:2

• Cloud
• Miracles
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Shechinah
• Solomon
• Atonement, Day of
• Glory
• Leviticus

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7

• 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