“ And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. ”
The Levites took up the ark - i. e., such of the Levites as were also priests (compare 2 Chronicles 5:7 ; 1 Kings 8:3 ).
2 Chronicles 5:2 to 2 Chronicles 7:10 . The Dedication of the Temple (see notes on 1 Kings 8). The chief points of difference between the Chronicler's account and 1 Kings 8 are: ( a ) that in 2...
the Levites toot up. These were the bearers, but the priests (being Levites also) brought it into the house (as stated in 2 Chronicles 5:7 and 1 Kings 8:3 ). Hence, in 2 Chronicles 5:5 they...
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The removal of the Ark to the Temple This chapter is a repetition of 1 Kings 8:1-9 , with additional particulars respecting the descent of the glory of the Lord.
The Levites. — Kings has the priests; and so Syr. and Arab, here; but LXX. and Vulg., Levites. The latter term, as the tribal name, may of course be used to include the priests or Aaronites, as...
SOLOMON THE chronicler's history of Solomon is constructed on the same principles as that of David, and for similar reasons. The builder of the first Temple commanded the grateful reverence of a...
Construction being completed, the happy and solemn ceremony of dedication by the people and consecration by God followed immediately. With awe-inspiring dignity the Ark of God was carried to its rest...
So would I take Jesus in the arms of my faith, and all that appertains to him, and, like holy Simeon, desire to depart in peace, having seen his salvation.
2 Chronicles 5:1 .
A.M. 2999. B.C. 1005. Solomon brings the dedicated treasures into the house, and the ark into the sanctuary, 2 Chronicles 5:1-10 . While the priests and Levites sing praise, the glory of God...
DAVID'S PROVISIONS PUT IN THE TEMPLE (v.1) The work of building being completed, Solomon also brought into the temple the things that David had collected and dedicated to the Lord, silver and go...
The Ark Placed in the Temple. B. C. 1004. 1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL NOTES.] Removal of the ark ( 2 Chronicles 5:1-10 ) is followed by visible token of God’s favour ( 2 Chronicles 5:11-14 ) ( cf. 1 Kings 8:1-11 ), an addition to narrative in Kings, is the a...
2 Chronicles 5:10 . Nothing in the ark save the two tables. We hear nothing now of the golden pot of manna, nor of Aaron's rod which budded. See note on 1 Kings 8:9 . 2 Chronicles 5:13 . When...
To bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord. The removal of the ark I. The time of its removal. 1. Remarkable in itself. The building finished in November was not dedicated until the Oct...
EXPOSITION The first verse of this chapter would have stood more fitly as the last verse of the previous chapter. The narrative, that began with the preparations for building the temple ( 2 Chro...
The Ark Brought to the most Holy Place
1 Chronicles 15:12-14 ; 1 Chronicles 15:2 ; 1 Kings 8:3 ; Joshua 3:6 ; Joshua 6:6 ; Numbers 4:15