Lux Domini
So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

What does 2 Chronicles 5:14 mean?

God took possession of the temple; he filled it with a cloud.

Key themes

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Keep this verse inside 2 Chronicles 5:11-14 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 5:14

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Context in 2 Chronicles 5

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2 Chronicles 5 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as Solomon and the temple. Second Chronicles recounts Solomon’s temple, the Judahite kings, reform movements, the fall of Jerusalem, and Cyrus’s decree of return. Read this chapter with the wider themes of temple, reform, and prayer in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.

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