Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place. New Living Translation Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven. English Standard Version Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy habitation in heaven. Berean Standard Bible Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven. King James Bible Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. New King James Version Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. New American Standard Bible Then the Levitical priests stood and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. NASB 1995 Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. NASB 1977 Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. Legacy Standard Bible Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy habitation, to heaven. Amplified Bible Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. Christian Standard Bible Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place in heaven. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven. American Standard Version Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Priests and the Levites stood, and they blessed the people of Israel. And LORD JEHOVAH listened to their voice, and their prayer entered unto the seat of his holiness in Heaven. Brenton Septuagint Translation Then the priests the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling-place, even into heaven. Contemporary English Version The priests and Levites asked God to bless the people, and from his home in heaven, he did. Douay-Rheims Bible And the priests and the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard: and their prayer came to the holy dwelling place of heaven. English Revised Version Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the Levitical priests blessed the people. Their voices were heard, and their prayers went to God's holy place in heaven. Good News Translation The priests and the Levites asked the LORD's blessing on the people. In his home in heaven God heard their prayers and accepted them. International Standard Version After this, the priests arose, blessed the people, and their voices were heard in prayer all the way to heaven, where God resides in holiness. JPS Tanakh 1917 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard [of the LORD], and their prayer came up to His holy habitation, even unto heaven. Literal Standard Version and the priests, the Levites, rise and bless the people, and their voice is heard, and their prayer comes into His holy habitation in the heavens. Majority Standard Bible Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven. New American Bible Then the levitical priests rose and blessed the people; their voice was heard and their prayer reached heaven, God’s holy dwelling. NET Bible The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The LORD responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven. New Revised Standard Version Then the priests and the Levites stood up and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; their prayer came to his holy dwelling in heaven. New Heart English Bible Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven. Webster's Bible Translation Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer ascended to his holy dwelling-place, even to heaven. World English Bible Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven. Young's Literal Translation and the priests, the Levites, rise and bless the people, and their voice is heard, and their prayer cometh in to His holy habitation, to the heavens. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover…26So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel. 27Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven. Cross References Numbers 6:23 "Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: Deuteronomy 26:15 Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers--a land flowing with milk and honey." 2 Chronicles 23:18 Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David. Psalm 68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. Jonah 2:7 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. Treasury of Scripture Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even to heaven. the priests Numbers 6:23-26 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, … Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. their prayer 1 Kings 8:30,39 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive… Acts 10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Deuteronomy 26:15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey. Psalm 68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Jump to Previous Ascended Bless Blessed Blessing Dwelling Dwelling-Place Habitation Heard Heaven Heavens Holy Levites Prayer Priests Reached Rise Stood VoiceJump to Next Ascended Bless Blessed Blessing Dwelling Dwelling-Place Habitation Heard Heaven Heavens Holy Levites Prayer Priests Reached Rise Stood Voice2 Chronicles 30 1. Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.13. The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days 27. The priests and Levites bless the people (27) Then the priests the Levites.--And the Levitical priests; not any irregular ministrants. Some Hebrew MSS., the LXX., Syriac, and the Vulg. read, "And the priests and the Levites": but comp. 2Chronicles 23:18. And their voice was heard.--The priestly blessing was a prayer that Jehovah would bless. (See Numbers 6:22-27.) That the prayer was heard on the present occasion, the writer infers from the progress of reform among the people, and the wonderful deliverance from Assyria, as related in the ensuing chapters. Their prayer came up.--Entered into His holy dwelling (comp. Isaiah 18:6) into the heavens. Notice the characteristic omission of the sacred Name. Verse 27. - The priests the Levites; i.e. the priest-Levites, and not other Levites (Deuteronomy 17:18; Joshua 3:3). The Septuagint, therefore, is wrong in inserting "and." A parallel expression in the New Testament is "Men brethren" (Acts 1:16; Acts 2:29, etc.). The priests were those authorized to bless (Numbers 6:23-26; 1 Chronicles 23:13).
Hebrew Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest and the Levites הַלְוִיִּם֙ (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi stood וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ (way·yā·qu·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand to bless וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ (way·ḇā·ră·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse the people, הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and God heard וַיִּשָּׁמַ֖ע (way·yiš·šā·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently their voice, בְּקוֹלָ֑ם (bə·qō·w·lām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6963: A voice, sound and their prayer תְפִלָּתָ֛ם (ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn came וַתָּב֧וֹא (wat·tā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go into His holy dwelling לִמְע֥וֹן (lim·‘ō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4583: An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat place קָדְשׁ֖וֹ (qā·ḏə·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity in heaven. לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (laš·šā·mā·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky Links 2 Chronicles 30:27 NIV2 Chronicles 30:27 NLT 2 Chronicles 30:27 ESV 2 Chronicles 30:27 NASB 2 Chronicles 30:27 KJV 2 Chronicles 30:27 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 30:27 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 30:27 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 30:27 French Bible 2 Chronicles 30:27 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 30:27 Then the priests the Levites arose (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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