2 Chronicles 7:6
in 2 Chronicles 7The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music of Jehovah, which David the king had made to give thanks unto Jehovah (for his lovingkindness endureth for ever), when David praised by their ministry: and the priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.
KJV
And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThey kept the feast of the dedication of the altar seven days, from the second to the ninth; the tenth day was the day of atonement, when they were to afflict their souls for sin, and that was not unseasonable in the midst of their rejoicings; on the fifteenth day began the feast of tabernacles, which continued to the twenty-second, and they did not separate till the twenty-third.
This site's exposition
offered sacrifices before the Lord
on 2 Chronicles 7:4-6
The scale is deliberately vast, twenty and two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep, more than one bronze altar was built to hold, which is why the next verse has to hallow the court itself for extra altars. The Levites minister on instruments of music of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, the institution Chronicles alone traces to the singers appointed under Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun in 1 Chr 25, and the refrain his mercy endureth for ever sounds a second time in this chapter. Clarke reads the tally as the total offered across both the seven days of dedication and the seven days of the feast that followed, not one day's count.
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The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞ים | vehakohanim | and the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣ם | mishmerotam | duties their | H4931 → | 78 times |
| עֹמְדִ֗ים | ʾomedim | [were] standing | H5975 → | 521 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| בִּכְלֵי־ | bikhlei- | with [the] instruments of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| שִׁ֤יר | shir | <the> song of | H7892 → | 59 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֜ה | ʾasah | he had made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| דָּוִ֣יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לְהֹד֤וֹת | lehodot | to give thanks | H3034 → | 114 times |
| לַיהוָה֙ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לְעוֹלָ֣ם | leolam | [is] for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| חַסְדּ֔וֹ | chasdo | covenant loyalty his | H2617 → | 247 times |
| בְּהַלֵּ֥ל | behalel | when praised | H1984 → | 165 times |
| דָּוִ֖יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּיָדָ֑ם | beyadam | by hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ | vehakohanim | and the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מַחְצְרִ֣ים | machatzotzerim | [were] blowing a trumpet | H2690 → | 6 times |
| נֶגְדָּ֔ם | negdam | before them | H5048 → | 151 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| עֹמְדִֽים׃ ס | ʾomedim | [were] standing | H5975 → | 521 times |
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםand the priests
vehakohanimH3548 →750 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םduties their
mishmerotamH4931 →78 times
עֹמְדִ֗ים[were] standing
ʾomedimH5975 →521 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
בִּכְלֵי־with [the] instruments of
bikhlei-H3627 →325 times
שִׁ֤יר<the> song of
shirH7892 →59 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֜הhe had made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
דָּוִ֣ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לְהֹד֤וֹתto give thanks
lehodotH3034 →114 times
לַיהוָה֙to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
לְעוֹלָ֣ם[is] for ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
חַסְדּ֔וֹcovenant loyalty his
chasdoH2617 →247 times
בְּהַלֵּ֥לwhen praised
behalelH1984 →165 times
דָּוִ֖ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בְּיָדָ֑םby hand their
beyadamH3027 →1618 times
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙and the priests
vehakohanimH3548 →750 times
מַחְצְרִ֣ים[were] blowing a trumpet
machatzotzerimH2690 →6 times
נֶגְדָּ֔םbefore them
negdamH5048 →151 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
עֹמְדִֽים׃ ס[were] standing
ʾomedimH5975 →521 times
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 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 106:1
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- 2 Chronicles 7:3
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and…
- Psalms 105:1
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- Psalms 100:5
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
Through
2 Chronicles 29:25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 23:5
Through
2 Chronicles 7:3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 5:13
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He…
- 2 Chronicles 20:21
Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks…
- 2 Chronicles 5:13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.