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.
What does 2 Chronicles 5:2 mean?
The ark was a type of Christ, and, as such, a token of the presence of God.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside 2 Chronicles 5:2-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 5:2
2Ch 5:2-13. Bringing Up of the Ark of the Covenant. 2, 3. Then Solomon assembled in the feast which was in the seventh month The feast of the dedication of the temple was on the eighth day of that month. This is related, word for word, the same as in 1Ki 8:1-10.
Key words
- Solomon
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Then Solomon assembled in the feast which was in the seventh month The feast of the dedication of the temple was on the eighth day of that month.
- assembled
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Then Solomon assembled in the feast which was in the seventh month The feast of the dedication of the temple was on the eighth day of that month.
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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Glossary
- David Person
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Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Ark Object
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Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- City of David Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: City of David.
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Zion Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.