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The Ark Enters the Temple

2 Chronicles 5:14

In 11 translations

BSB
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.
KJV
So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
WEB
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled God’s house.
ASV
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of God.
LSV
and the priests have not been able to stand to minister from the presence of the cloud, for the glory of YHWH has filled the house of God.
YLT
and the priests have not been able to stand to minister from the presence of the cloud, for the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of God.
DBY
and the priests could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of God.Elohim
DRC
Nor could the priests stand and minister by reason of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
GNV
So that the Priests could not stand to minister, because of the cloude: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
JPS
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
LXXE
And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְלֹא־יָֽכְל֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַעֲמ֥וֹד לְשָׁרֵ֖ת מִפְּנֵ֣י הֶעָנָ֑ן כִּֽי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο οἱ ἱερεῖς τοῦ στῆναι λειτουργεῖν ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς νεφέλης, ὅτι ἐνέπλησε δόξα Κυρίου τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ.

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  • Exodus 40:35Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  • 1 Kings 8:11so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
  • Isaiah 6:1–4In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their…
  • 2 Chronicles 7:2The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
  • Revelation 15:8And 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.
  • Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.
  • 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

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