2 Kronieken 5
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De tempel wordt plechtig in gebruik genomen
5 Zo liet koning Salomo alles maken voor de tempel van de Heer. Toen het af was, bracht hij de voorwerpen binnen die zijn vader David aan de Heer had gegeven. Al het goud en zilver en alle dingen die hij had laten maken, bracht hij in de schatkamers van de tempel van de Heer. 2 Toen liet hij de leiders van Israël, alle stamhoofden en familiehoofden, bij zich in Jeruzalem komen. Met z'n allen gingen ze de kist van het verbond van de Heer ophalen uit de 'Stad van David' (dat is de burcht op Sion). 3 Dat was op het Loofhuttenfeest,[a] dus in de zevende maand. 4 Toen alle leiders van Israël waren gekomen, tilden de Levieten de kist van het verbond op. 5 Ze brachten de kist, de tent van ontmoeting[b] en alle heilige voorwerpen die daarbij hoorden naar de tempel op de berg Sion. 6 Koning Salomo en alle Israëlieten verzamelden zich bij de kist van het verbond. En ze offerden zóveel schapen en geiten dat het niet te tellen was.
7 Daarna brachten de priesters de kist van het verbond van de Heer naar zijn plaats in de achterzaal van de tempel, de allerheiligste kamer. Ze zetten hem neer onder de vleugels van de engelen. 8 Want de engelen spreidden hun vleugels uit over de plek waar de kist kwam te staan. Zo waren de vleugels van de engelen uitgespreid boven de kist en de draagstokken. 9 De draagstokken waren zó lang, dat de uiteinden ervan voorbij de engelen staken en alleen te zien waren voor iemand die vlak bij de ingang van de allerheiligste kamer stond. Maar van verder weg waren de uiteinden niet te zien. Ze zijn daar nu nog steeds. 10 In de kist lagen alleen de twee platte stenen die Mozes op de berg Horeb er in had gelegd. Dat waren de platte stenen van het verbond dat de Heer met de Israëlieten had gesloten toen zij uit Egypte waren vertrokken.
11 Alle priesters deden dienst. Ze hadden zich nu niet aan het schema met de beurten gehouden. 12 En de zangers Asaf, Heman, Jedutun en alle andere zangers stonden in linnen kleren aan de oostkant van het altaar, met cimbalen, harpen en citers. Bij hen stonden 120 priesters die op de trompetten bliezen. 13 Met z'n allen begonnen ze muziek te maken en te zingen. Ze prezen de Heer met het lied: 'Prijs de Heer, want Hij is goed. Zijn liefde duurt voor eeuwig.' Toen kwam er een wolk die de hele tempel van de Heer vulde. 14 De priesters konden door die wolk niet blijven staan om dienst te doen. Want in de wolk was de machtige aanwezigheid van de Heer. De hele tempel werd ermee gevuld.
Footnotes
- 2 Kronieken 5:3 Voor het Loofhuttenfeest werden hutten gebouwd van takken met bladeren: loof. De Joden vierden dit feest om te denken aan de tocht van het volk Israël door de woestijn, toen de mensen in tenten woonden. Het was één van de drie grote feesten voor de Heer. Het werd gevierd op de 15e dag van de zevende maand, aan het eind van de oogsttijd. Lees Leviticus 23:33-36.
- 2 Kronieken 5:5 Koning David had de kist van het verbond al naar Jeruzalem laten brengen en in een tent laten zetten (Lees 2 Samuel 6). Maar de 'tent van het verbond,' waar de kist eigenlijk in hoorde te staan, stond nog steeds in Silo (Lees 1 Samuel 4), waar Jozua hem lang geleden had laten neerzetten. Het is hier niet duidelijk welke van de twee tenten hier verplaatst wordt.
2 Chronicles 5
New English Translation
5 1 When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God’s temple.
Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple
2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders—all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families—in Jerusalem, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David[a] (that is, Zion).[b] 3 All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival[c] in the seventh month.[d] 4 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark. 5 The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people,[e] and all the holy items in the tent.[f] 6 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered.[g]
7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned[h] place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the Most Holy Place under the wings of the cherubim. 8 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.[i] 9 The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point.[j] They have remained there to this very day. 10 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb.[k] (It was there that[l] the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.)
11 The priests left the Holy Place.[m] All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.[n] 12 All the Levites who were musicians, including Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives, wore linen. They played cymbals and stringed instruments as they stood east of the altar. They were accompanied by 120 priests who blew trumpets. 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:[o] “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.[p] 14 The priests could not carry out their duties[q] because of the cloud; the Lord’s splendor filled God’s temple.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 5:2 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
- 2 Chronicles 5:2 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (it is Zion).”
- 2 Chronicles 5:3 sn This festival in the seventh month was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.
- 2 Chronicles 5:3 sn The seventh month would be September-October in modern reckoning.
- 2 Chronicles 5:5 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”sn See Exod 33:7-11.
- 2 Chronicles 5:5 tn Heb “and they carried the ark of the Lord…. The priests and the Levites carried them.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:6 tn Heb “And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel, those who had been gathered to him, [were] before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle which could not be counted or numbered because of the abundance.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
- 2 Chronicles 5:8 sn These poles were used to carry the ark. The Levites were to carry it with the poles on their shoulders. See Exod 25:13-15; 1 Chr 15:15.
- 2 Chronicles 5:9 tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:10 sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Exod 3:1).
- 2 Chronicles 5:10 tn Heb “in Horeb where.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:11 tn Heb “and when the priests went from the holy place.” The syntactical relationship of this temporal clause to the following context is unclear. Perhaps the thought is completed in v. 14 after a lengthy digression.
- 2 Chronicles 5:11 tn Heb “Indeed [or “for”] all the priests who were found consecrated themselves without guarding divisions.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 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.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the Lord.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:14 tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”
2 Chronicles 5
New International Version
5 When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished,(A) he brought in the things his father David had dedicated(B)—the silver and gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of God’s temple.
The Ark Brought to the Temple(C)
2 Then Solomon summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark(D) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David. 3 And all the Israelites(E) came together to the king at the time of the festival in the seventh month.
4 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, 5 and they brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The Levitical priests(F) carried them up; 6 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.
7 The priests then brought the ark(G) of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. 8 The cherubim(H) spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. 9 These poles were so long that their ends, extending from the ark, could be seen from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today. 10 There was nothing in the ark except(I) the two tablets(J) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
11 The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.(K) 12 All the Levites who were musicians(L)—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.(M) 13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:
“He is good;
his love endures forever.”(N)
Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,(O) 14 and the priests could not perform(P) their service because of the cloud,(Q) for the glory(R) of the Lord filled the temple of God.
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