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2 Chronicles 30:27

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 30:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.
2 Chronicles 30:27 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the assembly for offerings a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the assembly a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
25And all the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
26So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the priests the Levites arose, etc.] The priests who were of the tribe of Levi; for there were some in Israel that were not, but were made of any of the people, as in the times of Jeroboam; though some supply the copulative “and”; so the Targum: “and blessed the people”; which was the proper work and business of the priests to do; though, while they were blessing, the Levites might be singing: and their voice was heard; meaning not by the people, though undoubtedly it was, but by the Lord; the Targum is, ''their prayer was heard or received;” for the blessing was delivered in a petitionary way, (<040624>Numbers 6:24,26), and was no other than a request that God would bless them, which…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Levites - Those of the Levites who were priests also; for to them only this work belonged. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 31”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the priests: Num 6:23-26; Deu 10:8 their prayer: Kg1 8:30, Kg1 8:39; Act 10:4 his holy dwelling place: Heb. the habitation of his holiness, Deu 26:15; Psa 68:5; Isa 57:15, Isa 63:15, Isa 66:1 Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 31”
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