2 Chronik 30:27

27 Und die Priester, die Leviten, standen auf und segneten das Volk; und ihre Stimme wurde erhört, und ihr Gebet kam zu seiner heiligen Wohnung, in den Himmel.

2 Chronik 30:27 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests the Levites arose
The priests who were of the tribe of Levi; for there were some in Israel that were not, but were made of any of the people, as in the times of Jeroboam; though some supply the copulative "and"; so the Targum: "and blessed the people"; which was the proper work and business of the priests to do; though, while they were blessing, the Levites might be singing:

and their voice was heard;
meaning not by the people, though undoubtedly it was, but by the Lord; the Targum is,

``their prayer was heard or received;''

for the blessing was delivered in a petitionary way, ( Numbers 6:24 Numbers 6:26 ) , and was no other than a request that God would bless them, which he did:

and their prayer came up to his holy dwellingplace, even unto heaven;
see ( Psalms 3:4 ) ( 18:6 ) by what means it was known their prayer was heard and accepted cannot be said; there might be some visible token of it, as the people were dismissed, and departed.

2 Chronik 30:27 In-Context

25 Und so freute sich die ganze Versammlung von Juda, und die Priester und die Leviten, und die ganze Versammlung, welche von Israel gekommen war, und die Fremdlinge, welche aus dem Lande Israel gekommen waren, und die in Juda wohnten.
26 Und es war große Freude in Jerusalem; denn seit den Tagen Salomos, des Sohnes Davids, des Königs von Israel, war desgleichen in Jerusalem nicht gewesen.
27 Und die Priester, die Leviten, standen auf und segneten das Volk; und ihre Stimme wurde erhört, und ihr Gebet kam zu seiner heiligen Wohnung, in den Himmel.
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