so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled God’s house.
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so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled God’s house.
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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.
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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.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 5:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 40:35 Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.
- 1 Kings 8:11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.
- Isaiah 6:1-4 In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!” The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
- 2 Chronicles 7:2 The priests could not enter into Yahweh’s house, because Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.
- Revelation 15:8 The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
- Ezekiel 10:4 Yahweh’s glory 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 Yahweh’s glory.
- 1 Timothy 6:16 He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 5:14 So that the priests could not stand…
2Ch 5:14 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.
Ver. 14. So that the priests could not stand.] This showed that that Levitical ministry should cease when the Lord Christ came.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Glory of the Lord - And this beautified it…
Glory of the Lord - And this beautified it more than all the gold with which it was overlaid, or the precious stones with which it was garnished. Yet even that was no glory, in comparison of the glory of the gospel-dispensation.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. The priests could not stand] What a…
Verse 14. The 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!
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Cloud. See 3 Kings viii. 10. (Menochius) --- It…
Cloud. See 3 Kings viii. 10. (Menochius) --- It is called the glory of the Lord, because its appearance was luminous and awful, being a symbol of the divine presence. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. had filled] R.V. filled.
14. had filled] R.V. filled.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) House of God.—Kings, “house of the Lord.” See…
(14) House of God.—Kings, “house of the Lord.” See 1Ki_8:11, and 2Ch_7:2, infra.
Stand to minister.—Take their places, or approach to minister (2Ch_6:12). The Syriac adds here, “Ended is the first half of the Chronicles.” Before 2 Chronicles 6 it writes, “The second half of the Book of Chronicles.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The priests could not stand to minister by reason…
The priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud (so Exo_40:34, Exo_40:35)
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