2 Chronicles 5:14

2 Chronicles 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
• New International Version (NIV)and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

Context of 2 Chronicles 5:14

12also the Levites which were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:) 13it came even 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 endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

2 Chronicles 5:14 word by word

וְלֹא־יָֽכְל֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַעֲמ֥וֹד לְשָׁרֵ֖ת מִפְּנֵ֣י הֶעָנָ֑ן כִּֽי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

• soלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 5:14

• 2 Chronicles 7:2And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD’S house.
• 1 Timothy 6:16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power eternal. Amen.
• Exodus 40:35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• Isaiah 6:1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
• Ezekiel 10:4And the glory of the LORD mounted up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’S glory.
• Revelation 15:8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and none was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels should be finished.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The priests could not stand - What a proof of the being of God, and of the Divine presence! What must those holy men have felt at this time!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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 5:14

• Church
• Temple
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• God
• House of God
• Cloud
• Shechinah
• Solomon
• Ark of the Covenant
• Glory
• Worship

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