2 Chronicles 5:2

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
assembled	יַקְהֵ֨יל yak.Heil	H6950	to convoke · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
elders	זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei	H2205	old · adjective, masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
heads	רָאשֵׁ֨י ra.Shei	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine plural construct
tribes	הַמַּטּ֜וֹת ha.ma.Tot	H4294	a branch (as extending) · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
chief	נְשִׂיאֵ֧י ne.si.'Ei	H5387	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
fathers	הָאָב֛וֹת ha.'a.Vot	H1	father · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
children	לִבְנֵ֥י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
up	לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹת le.ha.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
ark	אֲר֧וֹן 'a.Ron	H727	a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
covenant	בְּרִית be.rit-	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
city	מֵעִ֥יר me.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
David	דָּוִ֖יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
Zion	צִיּֽוֹן tzi.Yon	H6726	Tsijon (as a permanent capital) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 6:12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of Go…
2 Chronicles 1:4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it a…
Numbers 10:33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days…
Numbers 10:36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
1 Kings 8:1-11 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king…
1 Chronicles 15:12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the…
1 Chronicles 15:25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 5:1-10

This agrees with what we had Kg1 8:2, etc., where an account was given of the solemn introduction of the ark into the new-erected temple. 1. There needed no great solemnity for the bringing in of the dedicated things, Ch2 5:1. They added to the wealth, and perhaps were so disposed as to add to the beauty of it; but they could not add to the holiness, for it was the temple that sanctified the gold, Mat 23:17. See how just Solomon was both to God and to his father. Whatever David had dedicated to God, however much he might have liked it himself, he would by no means alienate it, but put it among the treasures of the temple. Those children that would inherit their godly parents' blessing must r…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 5:2

BRINGING UP OF THE ARK OF THE COVENANT. (Ch2 5:2-13) Then Solomon assembled . . . in the feast which was in the seventh month--The feast of the dedication of the temple was on the eighth day of that month. This is related, word for word, the same as in Kg1 8:1-10.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 5:1

Brought in all the things - See the note on Kg1 7:51.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1

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Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 5:2-3

The first part of the celebration was the transfer of the ark from Mount Zion to the temple (Ch2 5:2-14), and in connection with this we have the words in which Solomon celebrates the entry of the Lord into the new temple (Ch2 6:1-11). This section has been already commented on in the remarks on 1 Kings 8:1-21, and we have here, consequently, only to set down briefly those discrepancies between our account and that other, which have any influence upon the meaning. - In Ch2 5:3 the name of the month, האתנים בּירח (Kg1 8:2), with which the supplementary clause, "that is the seventh month," is there connected, is omitted, so that we must either change החדשׁ into בּחרשׁ, or supply the name of th…

Dictionary and topics

Ark Of The Covenant · Brought by Solomon into the temple with great solemnity — Brought by Solomon into the temple with great solemnity
Temple, The First · The ark of God brought into with great solemnity — The ark of God brought into with great solemnity
Zion · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 5:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 5:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 5:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 5:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 5:2-3

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2 Chronicles 5:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 5:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 5:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 5:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 5:2-3

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 5:1

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 5:2