2 Chronicles 5:1
_God, under the care of Selemith. See 1 Paralipomenon xxvi. 26. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_God, under the care of Selemith. See 1 Paralipomenon xxvi. 26. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ark. Another was not made, as that was most sacred and excellent. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Day, the eighth, 3 Kings viii. 2._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Levites, with the priests alternately; (3 Kings viii. 2.) or the latter were all Levites, (Calmet) though higher in dignity, in the same manner as our bishops are priests._... [ Continue Reading ]
_With the. "And" is omitted in Hebrew but supplied by Protestants, &c., from 3 Kings. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Oracle, pushing out the veil, (Haydock) in the tabernacle of Moses, but not in the temple, which was of larger dimensions. (Calmet) --- But if. Hebrew, "but they were not seen without. And there it is till this day."_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ark. See 3 Kings viii. 9. (Haydock) --- The other things which had been placed in, or at least on the side of the ark, were now removed to the treasury rooms. (Tirinus)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sanctified; free from all legal impediments to offer sacrifice. (Haydock) --- Divided. Hebrew, "observed." (Tirinus) --- Protestants, "and they did not then wait by course," which was the case also with the singers, &c., on this solemn occasion; as the number regulated by David for each week, would... [ Continue Reading ]
_Linen, or "robes of silk." Protestants, "white linen." (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Cloud. See 3 Kings viii. 10. (Menochius) --- It is called the glory of the Lord, because its appearance was luminous and awful, being a symbol of the divine presence. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER V.... [ Continue Reading ]