2 Chronicles 5 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Ark Is Brought into the Temple

1 So all ^H3605 the work ^H4399 that Solomon ^H8010 performed ^H6213 for the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 was finished ^H7999. And Solomon ^H8010 brought ^H935 in ^H935 the [fn]things that his father ^H1 David ^H1732 had dedicated ^H6944, the silver ^H3701, the gold ^H2091, and all ^H3605 the utensils ^H3627, and he put ^H5414 them in the treasuries ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of God ^H430.

2 Then ^H227 Solomon ^H8010 assembled ^H6950 at Jerusalem ^H3389 the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478, all ^H3605 the heads ^H7218 of the tribes ^H4294, and the leaders ^H5387 of the fathers’ ^H1 households of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, to bring ^H5927 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 up ^H5927 from the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732, which ^H1931 is Zion ^H6726.

3 All ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 assembled ^H6950 themselves before the king ^H4428 at the feast ^H2282, that is in the seventh ^H7637 month ^H2320. 4 Then all ^H3605 the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478 came ^H935, and the Levites ^H3881 picked ^H5375 up ^H5375 the ark ^H727. 5 They brought ^H5927 up ^H5927 the ark ^H727, the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150, and all ^H3605 the holy ^H6944 utensils ^H3627 that ^H834 were in the tent ^H168. The Levitical ^H3881 priests ^H3548 brought ^H5927 them up ^H5927. 6 And King ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 and all ^H3605 the congregation ^H5712 of Israel ^H3478 who had assembled ^H3259 with him before ^H6440 the ark ^H727 were sacrificing ^H2076 [fn]so many ^H7230 sheep ^H6629 and oxen ^H1241 that they could not be counted ^H5608 or numbered ^H4487. 7 Then the priests ^H3548 brought ^H935 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 to its place ^H4725, into the inner ^H1687 sanctuary ^H1687 of the house ^H1004, to the Most ^H6944 Holy ^H6944 Place ^H6944, under ^H8478 the wings ^H3671 of the cherubim ^H3742. 8 For the cherubim ^H3742 spread ^H6566 their wings ^H3671 over ^H5921 the place ^H4725 of the ark ^H727, so that the cherubim ^H3742 made ^H3680 a ^H3680 covering ^H3680 over ^H5921 the ark ^H727 and its [fn]poles ^H905. 9 The poles ^H905 were so long ^H748 that the ends ^H7218 of the poles ^H905 of the ark ^H727 could be seen ^H7200 in front ^H6440 of the inner ^H1687 sanctuary ^H1687, but they could not be seen ^H7200 outside ^H2351; and [fn]they are there ^H8033 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. 10 There ^H369 was ^H369 nothing ^H369 in the ark ^H727 except ^H7534 the two ^H8147 tablets ^H3871 which ^H834 Moses ^H4872 put ^H5414 there at Horeb ^H2722, where ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 made ^H3772 a covenant with the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, when they came ^H3318 out ^H3318 of Egypt ^H4714.

The Glory of God Fills the Temple

11 When the priests ^H3548 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the holy ^H6944 place (for all ^H3605 the priests ^H3548 who were ^H4672 present ^H4672 had sanctified ^H6942 themselves, without ^H369 regard ^H8104 to divisions ^H4256),

12 and all ^H3605 the Levitical ^H3881 singers ^H7891, Asaph ^H623, Heman ^H1968, Jeduthun ^H3038, and their sons ^H1121 and kinsmen ^H251, clothed ^H3847 in fine ^H948 linen ^H948, with cymbals ^H4700, harps ^H5035, and lyres ^H3658, standing ^H5975 east ^H4217 of the altar ^H4196, and with them 120 ^H3967 H6242 priests ^H3548 blowing ^H2690 trumpets ^H2689 13 in unison ^H259 when the trumpeters ^H2689 and the singers ^H7891 were to make ^H8085 themselves heard ^H8085 with one ^H259 voice ^H6963 to praise ^H1984 and to glorify ^H3034 the LORD ^H3068, and when they raised ^H7311 their voices ^H6963 accompanied by trumpets ^H2689, cymbals ^H4700, and other musical ^H7892 instruments ^H3627, and when they praised ^H1984 the LORD ^H3068 saying, “He indeed ^H3588 is good ^H2896 for His [fn]kindness ^H2617 is everlasting ^H5769,” then the house ^H1004, the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068, was filled ^H4390 with a cloud ^H6051, 14 so that the priests ^H3548 could ^H3201 not rise ^H5975 to minister ^H8334 because ^H4480 H6440 of the cloud ^H6051, for the glory ^H3519 of the LORD ^H3068 filled ^H4390 the house ^H1004 of God ^H430.