1 Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of Jehovah was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus all the work H4399 (מְלָאכָה) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
- that Solomon H8010 (שְׁלֹמֹה) — Shelomah, David's successor
- made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- for the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- was finished H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
- and Solomon H8010 (שְׁלֹמֹה) — Shelomah, David's successor
- brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- the things H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- that David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- had dedicated H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- and the silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and the gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- and all the instruments H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- he among the treasures H214 (אוֹצָר) — a depository
- of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
2 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Solomon H8010 (שְׁלֹמֹה) — Shelomah, David's successor
- assembled H6950 (קָהַל) — to convoke
- the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and all the heads H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the tribes H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- the chief H5387 (נָשִׂיא) — properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
- of the fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- unto Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- to bring up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- of the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- out of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
3 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore all the men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- assembled H6950 (קָהַל) — to convoke
- themselves unto the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- in the feast H2282 (חַג) — a festival, or a victim therefor
- in the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- month H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
4 And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi
- took up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
5 and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; these did the priests the Levites bring up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they brought up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- and the tabernacle H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- of the congregation H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
- and all the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- vessels H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- in the tabernacle H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- these did the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi
- bring up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
6 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Also king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Solomon H8010 (שְׁלֹמֹה) — Shelomah, David's successor
- and all the congregation H5712 (עֵדָה) — a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- that were assembled H3259 (יָעַד) — to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to en…
- unto him before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- sacrificed H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and oxen H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- which could not be told H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- nor numbered H4487 (מָנָה) — properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
- for multitude H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- brought in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- of the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto his place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- to the oracle H1687 (דְּבִיר) — the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
- of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- into the most H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- under the wings H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- of the cherubims H3742 (כְּרוּב) — a cherub or imaginary figure
8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the cherubims H3742 (כְּרוּב) — a cherub or imaginary figure
- spread forth H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
- wings H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- over the place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- of the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- and the cherubims H3742 (כְּרוּב) — a cherub or imaginary figure
- covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- and the staves H905 (בַּד) — properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional pref…
- thereof above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
9 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is unto this day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they drew out H748 (אָרַךְ) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- the staves H905 (בַּד) — properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional pref…
- that the ends H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the staves H905 (בַּד) — properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional pref…
- were seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- from the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the oracle H1687 (דְּבִיר) — the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
- but they were not seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- And there it is unto this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- nothing in the ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- save the two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- tables H3871 (לוּחַ) — probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
- which Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- at Horeb H2722 (חֹרֵב) — Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains
- when Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- made H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- with the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- when they came out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass, when the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- were come out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- for all the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- present H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- were sanctified H6942 (קָדַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
- wait H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- by course H4256 (מַחֲלֹקֶת) — a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)
12 also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Also the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi
- the singers H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- all of them of Asaph H623 (אָסָף) — Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
- of Heman H1968 (הֵימָן) — Heman, the name of at least two Israelites
- of Jeduthun H3038 (יְדוּתוּן) — Jeduthun, an Israelite
- with their sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and their brethren H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- arrayed H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- in white linen H948 (בּוּץ) — probably cotton (of some sort)
- having cymbals H4700 (מְצֵלֶת) — (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals
- and psalteries H5035 (נֶבֶל) — a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
- and harps H3658 (כִּנּוֹר) — a harp
- stood H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- at the east end H4217 (מִזְרָח) — sunrise, i.e. the east
- of the altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- and with them an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
- priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- sounding H2690 (חָצַר) — to trumpet, i.e. blow on that instrument
- with trumpets H2689 (חֲצֹצְרָה) — a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)
13 it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah, saying, For he is good; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Jehovah,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- It came even to pass, as the trumpeters H2690 (חָצַר) — to trumpet, i.e. blow on that instrument
- and singers H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- as one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- to make one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- sound H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- to be heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- in praising H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- and thanking H3034 (יָדָה) — physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and when they lifted up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- with the trumpets H2689 (חֲצֹצְרָה) — a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)
- and cymbals H4700 (מְצֵלֶת) — (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals
- and instruments H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- of musick H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- and praised H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- for his mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- was filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- with a cloud H6051 (עָנָן) — a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
14 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So that the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- could H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- not stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- to minister H8334 (שָׁרַת) — to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
- by reason H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the cloud H6051 (עָנָן) — a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
- for the glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- had filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…