2 Chronicles 5:14

5:14 The priests could not carry out their duties ¹  because of the cloud; the Lord’s splendor filled God’s temple.

2 Chronicles 6:4

6:4 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ²  what he promised ³  my father David.

2 Chronicles 7:1-2

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven ⁴  and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the Lord’s splendor filled the temple. 7:2 The priests were unable to enter the Lord’s temple because the Lord’s splendor filled the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: ⁵  “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 16:14

16:14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. ⁷  They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him. ⁸ 

[5:14]  ¹ tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”

[6:4]  ² tn The Hebrew text reads, “fulfilled by his hand,” but the phrase “by his hand” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[6:4]  ³ tn The Hebrew text reads, “promised by his mouth,” but the phrase “by his mouth” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[7:1]  ³ tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[5:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, and while raising a voice with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music, and while praising the Lord.”

[5:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”

[16:14]  ⁵ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[16:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they burned for him a large fire, very great.”