Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Chronicles 5

1 THus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: And Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold , and all the Instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.

Or, even (as that particle is oft understood) the Silver, and the Gold, the Remainder of those vast Sums mentioned 1 Chron. 22. 14.

Marginal references: 1 Kin. 7. 51.

2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel , and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD, out of the city of David, which is Zion.

Of this and the following Verses see the Notes on 1 King. 8 1, &c.

Marginal references: 1 King. 8. 2, &c.; Or, rulers of the families. So Gr.

9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle, but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day .

When this History was first written; not when it was reviewed by Ezra, who made some Additions to it: For after the Return from Babylon neither Staves nor Ark were any more seen or heard of.

Marginal references: Or, [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word], [illegible: 1 word], 1 Kin. [illegible: 1+ letters]. [illegible: 1+ letters].

11 And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course .

According to Davids Appointment, 1 Chron. 24. & 25. which was onely for the Ordinary Service, but in Extraordinary Solemnities, such as this eminently was, they all came together.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word]