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2 Chronicles 7:2

God's holinessGod's presence

1 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.

3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

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BSB
The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
KJV
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’s house.
WEB
The priests could not enter into the LORD’s house, because the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.
ASV
And the priests could not enter into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah filled Jehovah`s house.
DARBY
And the priests could not enter into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah filled Jehovah's house.
BLB
And the priests were not able enter into the house of YHWH, because the glory of YHWH had filled the house of YHWH.
ÅB
Og prestene kunne ikke gå inn i Herrens hus; for Herrens herlighet fylte Herrens hus.
OTB
Og prestene kunne ikke gå inn i Herrens hus fordi Herrens herlighet fylte Herrens hus.
B1930
Og prestene kunde ikke gå inn i Herrens hus; for Herrens herlighet fylte Herrens hus.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 15:8

    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

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  • 2 Chronicles 5:14

    so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

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  • Exodus 24:17

    And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

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  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

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