2 Chronicles 5 · Verse 6

2 Chronicles 5:6

Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
2 Chronicles 5:6, King James Version

2 Chronicles 5:6 in other translations

BSBThere, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
WEBKing Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.
ASVAnd king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
YLTand king Solomon and all the company of Israel who are convened unto him before the ark are sacrificing sheep and oxen, that are not counted nor numbered from multitude.
DARBYAnd king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel, that were assembled to him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
BBEAnd King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there with him, were before the ark, making offerings of sheep and oxen more than might be numbered.
WebsterAlso king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled to him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

What does 2 Chronicles 5:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 5:1-10

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 of the world, does, in effect, bring the ark into our religious assemblies, if we by faith and prayer plead that promise; and this we should be most earnest for. When Christ is formed in a soul, the law written in the heart, the ark of the covenant settled there, so that it…

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2 Chronicles 5:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עֲדַ֧ת'a.Dat[the] congregation ofH5712
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםha.no.'a.Dimwho were gatheredH3259
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavwith himH5921
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.Ronthe arkH727
מְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.Chim[were] sacrificingH2076
צֹ֣אןtzonsheepH6629
וּבָקָ֔רu.va.Karand cattleH1241
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.Ruthey were countedH5608
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.Nuthey were numberedH4487
מֵרֹֽב\׃me.Rofrom multitudeH7230

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 5:6

  • 2 Samuel 6:13

    And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:1-2

    So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:21

    And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

  • 1 Kings 8:5

    And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

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2Sa 6:13; 1Ki 8:5; 1Ch 16:1,2; 29:21

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 5:5

    And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:6

    Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

  • 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:

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2 Chronicles 5:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey Salomón, y toda la congregación de Israel que se había á él reunido delante del arca, sacrificaron ovejas y bueyes, que por la multitud no se pudieron contar ni numerar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Salomon et toute l’assemblée d’Israël qui s’était réunie auprès de lui devant l’arche, sacrifiaient du menu et du gros bétail, qu’on ne pouvait nombrer ni compter à cause de sa multitude.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König Salomo und die ganze Gemeinde Israel, die sich zu ihm versammelt hatte und vor der Lade stand, opferten Klein- und Rindvieh, das nicht gerechnet und nicht gezählt werden konnte vor Menge.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Rex autem Salomon, et universus cœtus Israël, et omnes qui fuerunt congregati ante arcam, immolabant arietes et boves absque ullo numero: tanta enim erat multitudo victimarum.