2 Chronicles 5:2 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The chief of the fathers. —Rather, the chiefs of the clans (father-houses) . Vulgate, “capita familiaru…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

You shall rise up before the hoary head
Or "before old age" ^F17, which may be discerned by the hoary or g…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The ark was a type of Christ, and, as such, a token of the presence of God. That gracious promise, Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end o…