New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 5

The Ark Is Brought into the Temple

1Thus allכָּל־kol-H3605the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010performedעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068was finishedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999.And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935in thethings that Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1had dedicatedקָדְשֵׁ֣י׀ka.de.SheiH6944,even the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091and allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, andputנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414themin the treasuriesבְּאֹצְר֖וֹתbe.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2Thenאָז֩'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֨ילyak.HeilH6950to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the tribesהַמַּטּ֜וֹתha.ma.TotH4294,the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֧יne.si.'EiH5387of the fathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068out of the cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,whichהִ֥יאhi'H1931is Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950themselves to the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atthe feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282, that is inthe seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

4Then allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375up the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5They broughtוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727and the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and allכָּל־kol-H3605the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944utensilsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werein the tentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168;the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548broughtהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927them up.

6And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478who were assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםha.no.'a.DimH3259with him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,were sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076so manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241that they could not be countedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608or numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487.

7Then the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068to its placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,into the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,to the holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of holiesהַקְּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.da.ShimH6944,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

8For the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566their wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overH5921the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,so that the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742madeH3680a coveringוַיְכַסּ֧וּvay.kha.SuH3680overH5921the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and itspolesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905.

9The polesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905were so longוַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748thatthe endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the polesהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905of the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727could be seenוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200in frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687,but they could not be seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351; andthey are thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10ThereH369was nothingH369in the arkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727exceptH7534the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147tabletsהַלֻּח֔וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414thereat Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772a covenant with the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they cameבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ פmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

The Glory of God Fills the Temple

11When the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548cameH3318forthH3318from the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place (for allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who were presentהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֙ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672had sanctifiedהִתְקַדָּ֔שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942themselves, withoutאֵ֖ין'einH369regardלִשְׁמ֥וֹרlish.MorH8104to divisionsלְמַחְלְקֽוֹת׃le.mach.le.KotH4256),

12and allלְכֻלָּ֡םle.khu.LamH3605the Leviticalוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881singersהַמְשֹׁרֲרִ֣יםham.sho.ra.RimH7891,Asaphלְאָסָ֡ףle.'a.SafH623,Hemanלְהֵימָ֣ןle.hei.ManH1968,Jeduthunלִֽ֠ידֻתוּןLi.du.tunH3038,and their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֨םve.liv.nei.HemH1121and kinsmenוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֜םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251,clothedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֣יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in fineבּ֗וּץButzH948linenH948,with cymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙bim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,harpsוּבִנְבָלִ֣יםu.vin.va.LimH5035and lyresוְכִנֹּר֔וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658,standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975eastמִזְרָ֣חmiz.RachH4217of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,and with them one hundredלְמֵאָ֣הle.me.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֔יםve.'es.RimH6242priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548blowingמַחְצְרִ֖יםmach.tze.ri.rimH2690trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689

13in unisonכְ֠אֶחָדKhe.'e.chodH259when the trumpetersH2689and the singersוְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜יםve.lam.sho.ra.RimH7891were to makeלְהַשְׁמִ֣יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085themselves heardH8085with oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963to praiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984and to glorifyוּלְהֹדוֹת֮u.le.ho.dOtH3034the Lordלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,and when they liftedוּכְהָרִ֣יםu.khe.ha.RimH7311up their voiceק֠וֹלKolH6963accompanied by trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֨וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689and cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתַּ֜יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700and instrumentsוּבִכְלֵ֣יu.vikh.LeiH3627of musicהַשִּׁ֗ירha.ShirH7892,and when they praisedוּבְהַלֵּ֤לu.ve.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068saying, “HeindeedH3588is goodט֔וֹבTovH2896for His lovingkindnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769,”then the houseוְהַבַּ֛יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,was filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390with a cloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051,

14so that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָֽכְל֧וּya.khe.LuH3201not standלַעֲמ֥וֹדla.'a.ModH5975to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051, forthe gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430.

The Ark Is Brought into the Temple

The Glory of God Fills the Temple

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5