Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.
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Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.
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Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
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Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard of the LORD, and their prayer came up to His holy habitation, even unto heaven.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 30:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 26:15 Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the ground which you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
- Psalms 68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
- 2 Chronicles 23:18 Jehoiada appointed the officers of Yahweh’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in Yahweh’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.
- Isaiah 57:15 For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
- Acts 10:4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
- Numbers 6:23-26 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell them, ‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
- 1 Kings 8:30 Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.
- 1 Kings 8:39 then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);
- Isaiah 63:15 Look down from heaven, and see from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory. Where are your zeal and your mighty acts? The yearning of your heart and your compassion is restrained toward me.
- Isaiah 66:1 Yahweh says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain According to that which is written, Num. 6:23, when…
According to that which is written, Num. 6:23, when they should dismiss the people.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 30:27 Then the priests the Levites arose and…
2Ch 30:27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came [up] to his holy dwelling place, [even] unto heaven.
Ver. 27. Arose and blessed the people.] Which was a part of their office. See the form. {Num 6:23}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The priests the Levites; those of the Levites who…
The priests the Levites; those of the Levites who were priests also; for to them only this work belonged, 1Ch 23:13. Or, the priests and the Levites; for as the Levites did some other part of the priests’ work at this time, it is not strange if they did this also. Or the priests might bless by solemn pronunciation of the blessing, and the Levites by their acclamations, or with their musical instruments.
Blessed the people; either commended them for their great zeal and diligence in God’s service; or rather, solemnly prayed to God to bless them; and their prayer was not in vain, as the following words show.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The Levites - Those of the Levites who were…
The Levites - Those of the Levites who were priests also; for to them only this work belonged.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. And their voice was heard] God accepted…
Verse 27. And their voice was heard] God accepted the fruits of that pious disposition which himself had infused.
And their prayer came up] As the smoke of their sacrifices ascended to the clouds, so did their prayers, supplications, and thanksgivings, ascend to the heavens. The Targum says: "Their prayer came up to the dwelling-place of his holy shechinah, which is in heaven." Israel now appeared to be in a fair way of regaining what they had lost; but alas, how soon were all these bright prospects beclouded for ever!
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It is not for the want of holy resolutions and heavenly influences that men are not saved but through their own unsteadiness; they do not persevere, they forget the necessity of continuing in prayer, and thus the Holy Spirit is grieved, departs from them, and leaves them to their own darkness and hardness of heart. When we consider the heavenly influences which many receive who draw back to perdition, and the good fruits which for a time they bore, it is blasphemy to say they had no genuine or saving grace; they had it, they showed it, they trifled with it, sinned against it, continued in their rebellions, and therefore are lost.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 30:27. Then the priests the Levites arose, and…
2Ch 30:27. Then the priests the Levites arose, and blessed the people — That is, those of the Levites who were priests also, for to them only this work belonged, 1Ch 23:13. In performing this office, they were both the people’s mouth to God, by way of prayer, and God’s mouth to the people, by way of promise; for the blessing included both. And in it they testified both their desire of the people’s welfare, and their dependance upon God and the word of his grace, to which they commended them. And their prayer came up to his holy dwelling-place — The voice of the priests, when they thus blessed the people, as God had commanded, was heard in heaven. God said amen to their prayer, and perhaps gave some sensible token of the ratification of the blessing which they had pronounced. The prayer that comes up to heaven in a cloud of incense, will come down again to this earth in showers of blessings.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Levites. These only applauded the solemn blessings, which were…
Levites. These only applauded the solemn blessings, which were given by the priests, Num. vi. 24. C. --- God is said to reside in heaven, because he there displays his glory to the blessed. D.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. the priests the Levites] So in 2Ch_23:18, but…
27. the priests the Levites] So in 2Ch_23:18, but only in these two places in Chron. The phrase is Deuteronomic, and has been taken to imply that all Levites were potentially priests. Such was not in any case the view of the Chronicler, and perhaps we ought to read “the priests and the Levites” both here and in 2Ch_23:18.
his holy dwelling place] R.V. his holy habitation; so Deu_26:15.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (27) Then the priests the Levites.—And the Levitical priests;…
(27) Then the priests the Levites.—And the Levitical priests; not any irregular ministrants. Some Hebrew MSS., the LXX., Syriac, and the Vulg. read, “And the priests and the Levites”: but comp. 2Ch_23:18.
And their voice was heard.—The priestly blessing was a prayer that Jehovah would bless. (See Num_6:22-27.) That the prayer was heard on the present occasion, the writer infers from the progress of reform among the people, and the wonderful deliverance from Assyria, as related in the ensuing chapters.
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Their prayer came up.—Entered into His holy dwelling (comp. Isa_18:6) into the heavens. Notice the characteristic omission of the sacred Name.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The priests the Levites; i.e. the priest-Levites, and not…
The priests the Levites; i.e. the priest-Levites, and not other Levites (Deu_17:18; Jos_3:3) The Septuagint, therefore, is wrong in inserting "and." A parallel expression in the New Testament is "Men brethren". (Act_1:16 Act_2:29, etc.) The priests were those authorized to bless (Num_6:23-26; 1Ch_23:13)
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