2 Chronicles 7:2

2 The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.

2 Chronicles 7:2 in Other Translations

2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.

2 And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's house.

2 The priests could not enter the Temple of the LORD because the glorious presence of the LORD filled it.

2 The Glory was so dense that the priests couldn't get in - God so filled The Temple that there was no room for the priests!

2 The priests were not able to enter the Lord's temple because the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 7:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 7:2

And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord,
&c.] They went in to carry the ark thither, but not being able to stand to minister, they came out, and could not reenter:

because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house;
both the holy place, and the holy of holies, see ( 1 Kings 8:10 1 Kings 8:11 ) .

2 Chronicles 7:2 In-Context

1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

2 The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.

3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, “He is good; his love endures forever.”

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 8:11
• 2. S Exodus 29:43; S Exodus 40:35; 2 Chronicles 5:14