2 Chronicles 5:6 BSB

2 Chronicles 5:6

There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

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ASV

And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

KJV

Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ve.ha.Me.lekh	and the king	H4428 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
עֲדַ֧ת	'a.Dat	[the] congregation of	H5712 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
הַנּוֹעָדִ֥ים	ha.no.'a.Dim	who were gathered	H3259 →
עָלָ֖יו	'a.Lav	with him	H5921 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הָאָר֑וֹן	ha.'a.Ron	the ark	H727 →
מְזַבְּחִים֙	me.za.be.Chim	[were] sacrificing	H2076 →
צֹ֣אן	tzon	sheep	H6629 →
וּבָקָ֔ר	u.va.Kar	and cattle	H1241 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִסָּפְר֛וּ	yi.sa.fe.Ru	they were counted	H5608 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִמָּנ֖וּ	yi.ma.Nu	they were numbered	H4487 →
מֵרֹֽב׃	me.Ro	from multitude	H7230 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 6:13
When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:15
  And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 8:5
  There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
- Numbers 4:15
  When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
- 1 Chronicles 15:2
  Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
- Joshua 3:3
  and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.
Through
1 Kings 8:5
There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:13
  When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
Through
1 Chronicles 29:21
The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 7:4–9
  Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
- Ezra 6:17
  For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe…