2 Chronicles 5:11

2 Chronicles 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to their divisions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions),
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests who were present had purified themselves, whether or not they were on duty that day.

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:11

9These poles were so long that their ends, extending from the ark, could be seen from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today. 10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt. The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions. 12All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. 13The 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,

2 Chronicles 5:11 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י בְּצֵ֥את הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים מִן־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ כִּ֠י כָּל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֙ הִתְקַדָּ֔שׁוּ אֵ֖ין לִשְׁמ֥וֹר לְמַחְלְקֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• were come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• presentמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• were sanctifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• waitשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• by courseמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:11

• 2 Chronicles 29:5and said: “Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.
• 2 Chronicles 30:15They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the Lord.
• Exodus 19:10And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes
• Job 1:5When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.
• 2 Chronicles 35:4Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.
• 1 Chronicles 24:1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11When the priests were come out - After having carried the ark into the holy of holies, before the sacred service had commenced.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. 1111. all the priests that were present ... did not then wait by course--The rotation system of weekly service introduced by David was intended for the ordinary duties of the priesthood; on extraordinary occasions, or when more than wonted solemnity attached to them, the priests attended in a body.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Solomon
• Ark of the Covenant
• Course
• Temple
• Worship
• lute, lyre

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