2 Chronicles 5:2
in 2 Chronicles 5At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
KJV
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 5
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel
on 2 Chronicles 5:2-3
Solomon summons the elders, tribal heads and family chiefs for the feast of the seventh month, Tabernacles, the same assembly 1 Kings 8:1-2 records. The whole leadership of the nation is gathered before a single vessel is moved. The nation, not the king alone, brings the ark up.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָז֩ | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| יַקְהֵ֨יל | yakheil | he called together | H6950 → | 39 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זִקְנֵ֣י | ziknei | [the] elders of | H2205 → | 178 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֨י | rashei | [the] chiefs of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַמַּטּ֜וֹת | hamatot | the tribes | H4294 → | |
| נְשִׂיאֵ֧י | nesiei | [the] leaders of | H5387 → | |
| הָאָב֛וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לִבְנֵ֥י | livnei | of [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹת | lehaalot | to bring up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֧וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| בְּרִית־ | berit- | [the] covenant of | H1285 → | 284 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מֵעִ֥יר | meir | from [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| דָּוִ֖יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| הִ֥יא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| צִיּֽוֹן׃ | tziyon | [is] Zion | H6726 → |
אָז֩then
ʾazH227 →141 times
יַקְהֵ֨ילhe called together
yakheilH6950 →39 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זִקְנֵ֣י[the] elders of
zikneiH2205 →178 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
רָאשֵׁ֨י[the] chiefs of
rasheiH7218 →599 times
הַמַּטּ֜וֹתthe tribes
hamatotH4294 →
נְשִׂיאֵ֧י[the] leaders of
nesieiH5387 →
הָאָב֛וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
לִבְנֵ֥יof [the] people of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתto bring up
lehaalotH5927 →890 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֧וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
בְּרִית־[the] covenant of
berit-H1285 →284 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מֵעִ֥ירfrom [the] city of
meirH5892 →1090 times
דָּוִ֖ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
הִ֥יאit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
צִיּֽוֹן׃[is] Zion
tziyonH6726 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
it leads to
- Psalms 132:13–14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
- Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Psalms 78:67–69
He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
- Psalms 132:13–14
Through
1 Chronicles 15:12And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel,…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:6
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
- Exodus 19:14–15
When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
- 2 Chronicles 35:6
Through
2 Samuel 6:12Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:25
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- Matthew 10:42
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- 1 Kings 8:1
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion,…
- 1 Chronicles 15:25
About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PlaceJerusalemZionThe eastern ridge David took from the Jebusites and made his stronghold, the name the Psalms and the prophets give the city the LO…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
