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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 is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Levitical trumpeters and singers, positioned on the east side of the altar, issue a unified declaration of praise to the LORD at the moment the consecrated temple is occupied by a visible cloud.
The words — כְּאֶחָד (ke'echad) translates as "as one" or "together," and קוֹל אֶחָד (kol echad) literally means "one voice," emphasizing the unified vocal and instrumental offering.
The thread — This unified praise and the subsequent divine cloud parallel Ezra 3:11, where the post-exilic community sings the same confession of God's enduring devotion, and anticipate 2 Chronicles 7:3, where the glory cloud again halts priestly ministry.
Why it lands — The text records a coordinated corporate worship that triggers a divine manifestation, requiring the reader to acknowledge that unified praise precedes and accompanies the tangible presence of God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;
Cross-references
- Ezra 3:11 And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
- 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 gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Jeremiah 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
- Isaiah 52:8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.
- Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- Psalms 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
- 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 to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Psalms 95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.