New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 6:41
41“1Now therefore arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might; let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good.
2 Chronicles 6:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
- New International Version (NIV)“Now arise, Lord God, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. May your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, may your faithful people rejoice in your goodness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And now arise, O Lord God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Now therefore, Arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, And let Your saints rejoice in goodness.
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:41
39then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, their prayer and supplications, and maintain their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You. 40“Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. “Now therefore arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might; let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good. 42“O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness to Your servant David.”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 6:41 word by word
וְעַתָּ֗ה קוּמָ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ לְֽנוּחֶ֔ךָ אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲר֣וֹן עֻזֶּ֑ךָ כֹּהֲנֶ֜יךָ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ תְשׁוּעָ֔ה וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂמְח֥וּ בַטּֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
- Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
- therefore ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- , O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- to Your restingנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
- placeמְנוּחָהmenûchâh menûchâh · NohahH4496
- You and the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
- of Your mightעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- let Your priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- be clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- with salvationתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: salvationH8668
- and let Your godlyחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
- rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
- in whatטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:41
- Psalms 132:8Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brethren and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.
- Isaiah 66:1Thus says the Lord, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
- Joshua 3:13It shall come about when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, and the waters which are flowing down from above will stand in one heap.”
- Joshua 6:4Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
- Psalms 110:2The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
- Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
- Isaiah 59:16And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him.
- Isaiah 61:3To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
- Romans 13:14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
- Galatians 3:27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
- Ephesians 4:22that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
- Revelation 19:8It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
- Nehemiah 9:25They captured fortified cities and a fertile land. They took possession of houses full of every good thing, Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, Fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled and grew fat, And reveled in Your great goodness.
- Psalms 65:4How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.
- Isaiah 65:18But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Let thy saints rejoice in goodness - "In the abundance of the tithes and other goods which shall be given to the Levites, as their reward for keeping the ark, and singing before it." - Jarchi.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-42Verses 40-42 In Kings, a different conclusion takes the place of these verses. The document from which both writers copied contained the full prayer of dedication, which each givcs in a somewhat abbreviated form. 2 Chronicles 6:41 Thy resting place - i. e., the holy of holies. Solomon follows closely the words of David his father, spoken probably when he brought the ark into Jerusalem. See the marginal references. 2 Chronicles 6:42 Turn not away the face…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-42Solomon’s prayer ends with a quote from a psalm (Psalm 132:8–10). This prayer marked the final step in moving the ark to its place in the temple. Prayers with psalms also accompanied David’s move of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 16:7–36). Solomon’s use of a psalm reminds us of when the ark first reached its rightful place. God is called to arise, not for war (compare Numbers 10:35), but to rest in the temple.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4141. arise, O Lord God into thy resting-place--These words are not found in the record of this prayer in the First Book of Kings; but they occur in Psa 132:8, which is generally believed to have been composed by David, or rather by Solomon, in reference to this occasion. "Arise" is a very suitable expression to be used when the ark was to be removed from the tabernacle in Zion to the temple on Mount Moriah. into thy resting-place--the temple so called (Is…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6
- 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
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