2 Chronicles 30:27

Then rose up the priests the Levites, and blessed the people, and there was a hearkening unto their voice,—and their prayer entered into his holy dwelling-place, even into the heavens.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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, even unto heaven.

In Context

26Thus was there great rejoicing, in Jerusalem,—for, since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel, there had not been the like of this, in Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Numbers 6:23Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons saying Thus, shall ye bless the sons of Israel,—saying unto them:

Deuteronomy 26:15Look thou down out of thy holy habitation out of the heavens and bless thy people Israel, and the soil which thou hast given unto us,—as thou didst swear unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

1 Kings 8:39then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, in the settled place of thine abode, and forgive and act, and give unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou wilt know,—for, thou thyself alone, knowest the heart of all the sons of men;

2 Chronicles 23:18And Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of Yahweh into the hand of the priests and the Levites, whom David set by courses over the house of Yahweh, that they might offer up the ascending-sacrifices of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with song,—under the direction of David.

Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—

Isaiah 66:1Thus, saith Yahweh, The, heavens, are my throne, and The earth, is my footstool: Where then is the house which ye can build me? Or where is my place of rest?

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:22-27

The Feast of Unleavened Bread. ( b. c. 726.) 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord . 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord : and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. 23 And… Read the whole commentary →

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