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2 Chronicles 6:41
Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses Yahweh at the conclusion of his temple dedication prayer, standing before the assembled worshipers. He invokes God to occupy the newly constructed sanctuary after detailing its ritual purpose in the preceding verses.
The words — The imperative קוּמָֽה (qûmâ) commands God to "arise," paired with לְ/נוּחֶ֔ךָ (lənuḥekā), meaning "to Your resting place." These terms frame the sanctuary not as a static building but as the designated location for Yahweh's active presence.
The thread — The plea for priests to be "clothed with salvation" parallels the imagery in Isaiah 61:10, while the surrounding context in 2 Chronicles 6:40 and 6:42 anchors this verse in Solomon's prayer for God's attentive presence and covenant faithfulness to David.
Why it lands — The text states that God must actively enter His sanctuary and clothe His ministers in salvation, requiring the reader to recognize that worship depends on divine initiative rather than human construction. It demands a posture of dependence where believers look to God's promised presence to empower their service.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
- Nehemiah 9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
- Psalms 110:2 The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
- Psalms 132:8 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- Psalms 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Isaiah 61:6 But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.
- Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
- Zechariah 9:17 How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.