2 Chronicles 5
Christian Standard Bible
5 So all the work Solomon did for the Lord’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought the consecrated things of his father David—the silver, the gold, and all the utensils—and put them in the treasuries of God’s temple.
Preparations for the Temple Dedication
2 At that time(A) Solomon assembled at Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads, the ancestral chiefs of the Israelites—in order to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the city of David,(B) that is, Zion. 3 So all the men of Israel were assembled in the king’s presence at the festival; this was in the seventh month.[a]
4 All the elders of Israel came, and the Levites picked up the ark. 5 They brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and the holy utensils that were in the tent. The priests and the Levites brought them up. 6 King Solomon and the entire congregation of Israel who had gathered around him were in front of the ark sacrificing sheep, goats, and cattle that could not be counted or numbered because there were so many. 7 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the most holy place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.(C) 8 And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles. 9 The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place[b](D) in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are still there today. 10 Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had put in it at Horeb,[c](E) where the Lord had made a covenant with the Israelites when they came out of Egypt.
11 Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions.(F) When the priests came out of the holy place, 12 the Levitical singers dressed in fine linen and carrying cymbals, harps, and lyres(G) were standing east of the altar, and with them were 120 priests blowing trumpets.(H) The Levitical singers were descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun and their sons(I) and relatives. 13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the Lord with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments,(J) in praise to the Lord:
For he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(K)
The temple, the Lord’s temple, was filled with a cloud.(L) 14 And because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the Lord filled God’s temple.(M)
2 Chronik 5
Hoffnung für Alle
5 Als Salomo den Bau des Tempels vollendet hatte, brachte er alle Silber- und Goldschätze mitsamt den übrigen Gegenständen, die sein Vater David Gott geweiht hatte, in die Schatzkammern des Tempels.
Die Einweihung des Tempels (1. Könige 8,1‒13)
2 Salomo rief die führenden Männer von Israel, alle Stammes- und Sippenoberhäupter, nach Jerusalem. Sie sollten dabei sein, wenn die Bundeslade des Herrn aus der »Stadt Davids«, dem Stadtteil Jerusalems auf dem Berg Zion, zum Tempel gebracht wurde. 3 Und so kamen im 7. Monat des Jahres alle männlichen Israeliten in Jerusalem zusammen. In diesem Monat wurde auch das Laubhüttenfest gefeiert.
4 Als alle versammelt waren, hoben die Leviten die Bundeslade hoch 5 und trugen sie hinauf zum Tempel. Zusammen mit den Priestern brachten sie auch das heilige Zelt hinauf, mit all seinen geweihten Gegenständen. 6 König Salomo und die ganze Gemeinschaft der Israeliten, die zu diesem Fest gekommen waren, hatten sich bei der Bundeslade versammelt. Sie opferten so viele Schafe und Rinder, dass man sie nicht mehr zählen konnte.
7 Die Priester brachten die Bundeslade an den vorgesehenen Platz in den hinteren Raum des Tempels. Dort im Allerheiligsten stellten sie die Bundeslade unter die beiden Keruben. 8 Deren ausgebreitete Flügel beschirmten nun die Bundeslade samt ihren Tragstangen. 9 Die beiden Stangen waren so lang, dass man sie vom Heiligtum aus sehen konnte, wenn man direkt vor dem Allerheiligsten stand. Doch vom Vorhof aus sah man sie nicht. Noch heute befindet sich die Bundeslade an diesem Ort. 10 Damals lagen nur die beiden Steintafeln darin, die Mose am Berg Horeb hineingelegt hatte, als der Herr mit den Israeliten nach dem Auszug aus Ägypten einen Bund schloss.
11 Alle Priester, die zur Einweihung des Tempels gekommen waren, hatten sich für das Fest gereinigt, auch wenn ihre Abteilung in diesen Tagen keinen Tempeldienst hatte. 12 Auch die Sänger der Leviten waren gekommen: die Leiter Asaf, Heman und Jedutun mit ihren Söhnen und Verwandten. Sie trugen Gewänder aus feinem weißen Leinen und standen mit Zimbeln, Harfen und Lauten an der Ostseite des Altars. Bei ihnen hatten sich 120 Priester aufgestellt, die auf Trompeten spielten. 13 Zusammen stimmten die Sänger und Musiker ein Loblied für den Herrn an. Begleitet von Trompeten, Zimbeln und anderen Instrumenten sangen sie das Lied:
»Der Herr ist gütig,
seine Gnade hört niemals auf!«
Während sie sangen, verließen die Priester wieder den Tempel, und es kam eine Wolke auf ihn herab. 14 Die Herrlichkeit des Herrn erfüllte das ganze Haus, so dass die Priester es nicht mehr betreten konnten, um ihren Dienst darin zu verrichten.
2 Chronicles 5
King James Version
5 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
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.
3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
4 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
11 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:
12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
13 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;
14 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.
2 Chronicles 5
New King James Version
The Ark Brought into the Temple
5 So (A)all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house of God.
The Ark Brought into the Temple(B)
2 (C)Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up (D)from the City of David, which is Zion. 3 (E)Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king (F)at the feast, which was in the seventh month. 4 So all the elders of Israel came, and the (G)Levites took up the ark. 5 Then they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. 6 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. 7 Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the (H)inner sanctuary of the [a]temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. 8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 9 The poles extended so that the ends of the (I)poles of the ark could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And [b]they are there to this day. 10 Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets which Moses (J)put there at Horeb, [c]when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they had come out of Egypt.
11 And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had [d]sanctified themselves, without keeping to their (K)divisions), 12 (L)and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, (M)and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets— 13 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:
(N)“For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever,”
that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not [e]continue ministering because of the cloud; (O)for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 Lit. house
- 2 Chronicles 5:9 Lit. it is
- 2 Chronicles 5:10 Or where
- 2 Chronicles 5:11 consecrated
- 2 Chronicles 5:14 Lit. stand to minister
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