2 Chronicles 5:2 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon gathers the leaders of Israel to bring the ark of the covenant up to the new temple.
What Does 2 Chronicles 5:2 Mean?
With the building complete, the central act begins: moving the ark, the sign of God's covenant presence, from the tent on Zion into the temple. Solomon summons the whole leadership of the nation, for this is no private ceremony but the act of all Israel.
The ark is called the ark of the covenant, the token of the bond between God and his people. To bring it up is to bring the promise itself into its resting place. God does not dwell among his people by their effort alone; he comes where his covenant goes, and a people gathered around that promise are made one.
2 Chronicles 5:2 in the Original Language
berit (בְּרִית), 'covenant' -- a binding bond, here the sacred tie between God and his people.
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What does 2 Chronicles 5:2 mean?
Solomon gathers the leaders of Israel to bring the ark of the covenant up to the new temple.