2 Chronicles 5:11
9 The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
10 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place,
12 all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
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- BSB
- Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- When the priests had come out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, and didn’t keep their divisions;
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present were hallowed without observing the courses;
- BLB
- And it came to pass, in the going out of the priests from the sanctuary—for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves without keeping to their divisions,
- ÅB
- Så skjedde det, at da prestene gikk ut av helligdommen - for alle de prester som var der, hadde helliget seg, så det ikke var mulig å iaktta skiftene -
- OTB
- Da prestene kom ut av det hellige stedet (for alle prestene som var til stede hadde helliget seg, uten hensyn til inndelinger),
- B1930
- Så skjedde det, at da prestene gikk ut av helligdommen - for alle de prester som var der, hadde helliget sig, så det ikke var mulig å iaktta skiftene -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 30:17–20
Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.
Read in contextJob 1:5
And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
Read in context2 Chronicles 29:5
“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.
Read in context2 Chronicles 35:4
Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
Read in context2 Chronicles 29:15
When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.
Read in context2 Chronicles 30:15
And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.
Read in context1 Chronicles 24:1–31
These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Read in contextExodus 19:14–15
When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
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