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

1Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house. 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.” 4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before 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

• And the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:2

• 2 Chronicles 5:14so that the priests could not rise to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
• Exodus 24:17And to the eyes of the sons of Israel, the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the mountain top.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, “Woe to me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.”
• Revelation 15:8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

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