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5:1 When Solomon <08010> had finished <07999> constructing <04399> the <06213> Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, he <08010> put <0935> the holy <06944> items that belonged to his father <01> David <01732> (the <0853> silver <03701>, gold <02091>, and all <03605> the other <03605> articles <03627>) in the treasuries <0214> of God’s <0430> temple <01004>. 5:2 Then <0227> Solomon <08010> convened <06950> Israel’s <03478> elders <02205>– all <03605> the leaders <05387> <07218> of the Israelite <03478> <01121> tribes <04294> and families <01>– in Jerusalem <03389>, so they could witness the transferal <05927> of the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> of the Lord <03068> from <0413> the City <05892> of David <01732> (that <01931> is, Zion <06726>). 5:3 All <03605> the men <0376> of Israel <03478> assembled <06950> before <0413> the king <04428> during the festival <02282> in the seventh <07637> month <02320>. 5:4 When all <03605> Israel’s <03478> elders <02205> had arrived <0935>, the Levites <03881> lifted <05375> the ark <0727>. 5:5 The priests <03548> and Levites <03881> carried <05927> the ark <0727>, the tent <0168> where God appeared <05927> to his people <04150>, and all <03605> the holy <06944> items <03627> in the tent <0168>. 5:6 Now King <04428> Solomon <08010> and all <03605> the Israelites <03478> <05712> who had assembled <03259> with him went on <05921> ahead <06440> of the ark <0727> and sacrificed <02076> more <07230> sheep <06629> and cattle <01241> than could <03808> be counted <04487> or numbered. 5:7 The priests <03548> brought <0935> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> of the Lord <03068> to <0413> its assigned place <04725> in the inner sanctuary <01687> of the temple <01004>, in <0413> the most <06944> holy <06944> place under <08478> the wings <03671> of the cherubs <03742>. 5:8 The cherubs <03742>’ wings <03671> extended <06566> over <05921> the place <04725> where the ark <0727> sat <03680>; the cherubs <03742> overshadowed <05921> the ark <0727> and its poles <0905>. 5:9 The poles <0905> were so long <0748> their ends <07218> extending out from the ark <0727> were visible <07200> from <04480> in front <06440> of the inner sanctuary <01687>, but they could not <03808> be seen <07200> from beyond that point <02351>. They have remained <01961> there <08033> to this <02088> very day <03117>. 5:10 There was nothing <0369> in the ark <0727> except <07535> the two <08147> tablets <03871> Moses <04872> had placed <05414> there in Horeb <02722>. (It was there that <0834> the Lord <03068> made <03772> an agreement with <05973> the Israelites <03478> <01121> after he brought <03318> them out <03318> of the land of Egypt <04714>.) 5:11 The priests <03548> left <03318> the holy place <06944>. All <03605> the priests <03548> who participated <04672> had consecrated <06942> themselves, no matter <0369> which division <04256> they represented <08104>. 5:12 All <03605> the Levites <03881> who were musicians <07891>, including Asaph <0623>, Heman <01968>, Jeduthun <03038>, and their sons <01121> and relatives <0251>, wore <03847> linen <0948>. They played cymbals <04700> and stringed instruments <03658> <05035> as they stood <05975> east <04217> of the altar <04196>. They were accompanied by <05973> 120 <06242> <03967> priests <03548> who blew <02690> trumpets <02689>.

• 2Ch 5:2--6:42 -- Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

• White

  [ebd] a symbol of purity (2 Chr. 5:12; Ps. 51:7; Isa. 1:18; Rev. 3:18; 7:14). Our Lord, at his transfiguration, appeared in raiment "white as the light" (Matt. 17:2, etc.).
  

• WORSHIP

  [isbe] WORSHIP - wur'-ship (Anglo-Saxon: weorthscipe, wyrthscype, "honor," from weorth, wurth, "worthy," "honorable," and scipe, "ship"): 1. Terms 2. Old Testament Worship 3. New Testament Worship 4. Public Christian Worship LITERA...
  

• Temple

  [nave] TEMPLE. Solomon's Called also Temple of the Lord, 2 Kin. 11:10; Holy Temple, Psa. 79:1; Holy House, 1 Chr. 29:3; House of God, 1 Chr. 29:2; 2 Chr. 23:9; House of the Lord, 2 Chr. 23:5, 12; Jer. 28:5; Father's House, John 2...
  

• TEMPLE, A1

  [isbe] TEMPLE, A1 - tem'-p'l (hekhal, "palace"; sometimes, as in 1 Ki 6:3,5, etc.; Ezek 41:1,15 ff, used for "the holy place" only; bayith, "house," thus always in the Revised Version (British and American); hieron, naos): A. STRUC...
  

• TABERNACLE, B

  [isbe] TABERNACLE, B - B. IN CRITICISM I. CONSERVATIVE AND CRITICAL VIEWS II. ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CRITICAL THEORY EXAMINED 1. Not Stated, That the Temple Was Constructed after the Pattern of the Tabernacle 2. No Trace of th...
  

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  

• LINEN

  [ebd] (1.) Heb., pishet, pishtah, denotes "flax," of which linen is made (Isa. 19:9); wrought flax, i.e., "linen cloth", Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; Deut. 22:11. Flax was early cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31), and also in Palestine (Jo...
  [isbe] LINEN - lin'-en (badh, "white linen," used chiefly for priestly robes, buts, "byssus," a fine white Egyptian linen, called in the earlier writings shesh; pesheth, "flax," cadhin; bussos, othonion, linon, sindon): Thread or c...
  

• KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH

  [isbe] KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH - ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used to denote Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph, Korah's 3 individual sons (Ex 6...
  

• JERUSALEM, 2

  [isbe] JERUSALEM, 2 - IV. General Topography of Jerusalem. From the foregoing description of the "natural site," it will be seen that we have to deal with 5 natural subdivisions or hills, two on the western and three on the eastern...
  

• HEMAN

  [isbe] HEMAN - he'-man (heman, "faithful"): The name of two men in the Old Testament. (1) A musician and seer, a Levite, son of Joel and grandson of the prophet Samuel; of the family of the Kohathites (1 Ch 6:33), appointed by Davi...
  

• FINE

  [isbe] FINE - fin (adj., from Latin finire, "to finish"): Indicates superior quality. Only in a few instances does "fine" represent a separate word: (1) Tobh, "good," qualifies gold (2 Ch 3:5,8, "fine gold"; compare Gen 2:12, "good...
  

• EZEKIEL, 2

  [isbe] EZEKIEL, 2 - II. Significance of Ezekiel in Israel's Religious History. Under the first head we will consider the formal characteristics and significance of the book; and the examination of its contents will form the subject...
  

• ELDER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] ELDER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT - el'-der, (zaqen): Among primitive peoples authority seems naturally to be invested in those who by virtue of greater age and, consequently, experience are best fitted to govern thus Iliad iii.149...
  

• Dedication, Feast of the

  [ebd] (John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the purging of the temple after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 167), and the rebuilding of the altar after the Syrian i...
  

• CRITICISM

  [isbe] CRITICISM - (The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis) I. PRELIMINARY 1. Thesis 2. Historical Perspective 3. Inspiration and Criticism II. THE LEGISLATION 1. Groups 2. Covenant Code 3. The Sanctuary 4. Kinds of Sacrifice 5. Sacrifice ...
  

• COURSE

  [isbe] COURSE - kors (from Latin cursus, "a running," "race," "voyage," "way"): (1) euthudromeo, "forward or onward movement," as of a ship: "We made a straight course" (Acts 16:11; compare Acts 21:1); "We had finished our course."...
  

• CONGREGATION

  [isbe] CONGREGATION - kon-gre-ga'-shun (qahal, `edhah). 1. Terms Employed: These two words rendered by "congregation" or "assembly" are used apparently without any difference of sense. They appear to include an assembly of the whol...
  

• CHERUBIM (1)

  [isbe] CHERUBIM (1) - cher'-u-bim, cher'-oo-bim (kerubhim, plural of cherub, kerubh): Through the influence of the Septuagint, "cherubim" was used in the earlier English versions, also as a singular, hence, the plural was made to s...
  

• ARRAY

  [isbe] ARRAY - a-ra' ((1) labhesh, `aTah; periballo, enduomai, himatismos. (2) `arakh, shith): "Array," composed of prefix "ar-" and "rai," "order," is used in two senses, (1) in reference to clothing and (2) in reference to the di...
  

• ARK OF THE COVENANT

  [isbe] ARK OF THE COVENANT - kuv'-e-nant ('aron ha-berith): I. The Statements of the Old Testament Concerning the Ark of the Covenant. 1. Pentateuch: In Ex 25:10 ff, Moses receives the command to build an ark of acacia wood. Within...
  

• The Ark Brought to the Temple

  

• Who Were the Ishmaelites?
  They were descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, and were divided into twelve tribes (Gen. 25:16; Gen. 16:15,16). They were also called Hagarites, Hagarenes and Arabians (I Chron. 5:10; Psa. 83:6; Isa. 13:20). They were gover...

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