2 Chronicles 5:13

2 Chronicles 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;
• New International Version (NIV)The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever," the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,
• New King James Version (NKJV)indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:13

11When the priests came out from the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to divisions), 12and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kinsmen, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them 120 priests blowing trumpets in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the Lord, and when they raised their voices accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments, and when they praised the Lord saying, “He indeed is good for His kindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14so that the priests could not rise to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

2 Chronicles 5:13 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י כְ֠אֶחָד לַמְחַצְּרִ֨ים וְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜ים לְהַשְׁמִ֣יעַ קוֹל־אֶחָ֗ד לְהַלֵּ֣ל וּלְהֹדוֹת֮ לַיהוָה֒ וּכְהָרִ֣ים ק֠וֹל בַּחֲצֹצְר֨וֹת וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֜יִם וּבִכְלֵ֣י הַשִּׁ֗יר וּבְהַלֵּ֤ל לַיהוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְהַבַּ֛יִת מָלֵ֥א עָנָ֖ן בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• in unisonאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• when the trumpetersחֲצֹצְרָהchătsôtserâh · trumpetH2689
• and the singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• were to makeשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• themselves heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: [sound of]H6963
• to praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• and to glorifyיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and when they raisedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• cymbalsמְצִלְתַּיִםmetsêleth · cymbalH4700
• musicalשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• instrumentsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• indeedכִּיkîy · forH3588
• is goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• is everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• then the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• was filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with a cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:13

• Psalms 95:1Come, let’s sing for joy to the Lord, Let’s shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
• Psalms 100:1Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
• Isaiah 52:8Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices, They shout joyfully together; For they will see with their own eyes When the Lord restores Zion.
• Jeremiah 32:39and I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
• Acts 4:32And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.
• Romans 15:6so that with one purpose and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Psalms 68:25The singers went on, the musicians after them, In the midst of the young women beating tambourines.
• 2 Chronicles 7:3All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, “Certainly He is good, certainly His faithfulness is everlasting.”
• 2 Chronicles 20:21When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, “Give thanks to the Lord, for His faithfulness is everlasting.”
• 1 Chronicles 16:34Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His faithfulness is everlasting.
• Ezra 3:11And they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His favor is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout of joy when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
• Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His faithfulness is everlasting.
• Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to the Lord of armies, For the Lord is good, For His mercy is everlasting,” as they bring a thanksgiving offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• 1 Kings 8:10And it happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13For he is good - This was either the whole of the song, or the burden of each verse. The Hebrew is very short: - חסדו לעולם כי טוב כי Ki tob ki leolam chasdo . For he is good; for his mercy is endless.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Even the house of the Lord - Or, according to another reading (Septuagint), which removes the superfluousness of these words - “The house was filled with a cloud of the glory of the Lord.”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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the house was filled with a cloud--(See on 1Ki 8:10).Read the comment

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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