2 Chronicles 7:2

“And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’s house.”

"And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’s house." - 2 Chronicles 7:2
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What does 2 Chronicles 7:2 mean?

2 Chronicles 7:2 (KJV) says, "And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house." This verse comes from the Old Testament, specifically from the book of 2 Chronicles. It is a part of the passage that describes…

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The Weight of His Glory: Encountering the Presence of God

In 2 Chronicles 7:2, we are confronted with an awe-inspiring scene: "And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house." This verse paints a powerful image of God's manifest presence overwhelming the work and…

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A Prayer for Reverence in the Presence of God's Glory

O Sovereign Lord, We come before You in humble adoration, recognizing the overwhelming and majestic presence of Your glory that filled Your house, as recorded in 2 Chronicles 7:2: "And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had…

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2 Chronicles 7:15 - "Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place."
2 Chronicles 36:7 - "Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon."
2 Chronicles 8:7 - "¶ As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,"
2 Chronicles 7:9 - "And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days."
2 Chronicles 28:7 - "And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king."
2 Chronicles 9:7 - "Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom."
2 Chronicles 3:7 - "He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls."
2 Chronicles 1:7 - "¶ In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee."
2 Chronicles 32:7 - "Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:"
2 Chronicles 27:7 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."
2 Chronicles 4:7 - "And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left."
2 Chronicles 10:7 - "And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever."
2 Chronicles 7:16 - "For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually."
2 Chronicles 7:13 - "If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;"
2 Chronicles 2:7 - "Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide."
2 Chronicles 5:7 - "And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:"
2 Chronicles 7:12 - "¶ And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice."