Read 2 Chronicles 5

World English Bible · 14 verses

1. ¹ Thus all the work that Solomon did for Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver, the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of God’s house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ So all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ All the elders of Israel came. The Levites took up the ark.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ They brought up the ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The Levitical priests brought these up.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside; and it is there to this day.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ 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;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh’s house,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled God’s house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org