2 Chronicles 30:27
25 Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.
26 So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
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- BSB
- Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.
- DARBY
- And the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, to the heavens.
- BLB
- And the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard. And their prayer came [up] to His holy dwelling place in the heavens.
- ÅB
- Og de levittiske prester sto opp og velsignet folket, og deres røst ble hørt, og deres bønn nådde til himmelen, hans hellige bolig.
[^1]: d.e. i den første måned.
[^2]: d.e. om han enn ikke er ren etter loven.
[^3]: SLM 41, 5. JES 6, 10. - OTB
- Da sto de levittiske prestene og velsignet folket; og deres stemme ble hørt, og deres bønn nådde Hans hellige bolig, til himmelen.
- B1930
- Og de levittiske prester stod op og velsignet folket, og deres røst blev hørt, og deres bønn nådde til himmelen, hans hellige bolig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 26:15
Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Read in contextPsalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Read in contextActs 10:4
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
Read in context2 Chronicles 23:18
Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
Read in context1 Kings 8:30
Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:1
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
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