2 Chronicles 5:11
 2 Chronicles 5:11 
New International Version (©2011)
The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests who were present had purified themselves, whether or not they were on duty that day.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to their divisions,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When the priests came forth from the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to divisions),

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. When the priests came out of the holy place,

International Standard Version (©2012)
After this, the priests vacated the Holy Place. (Meanwhile, all the priests who were participating consecrated themselves, irrespective of their Levitical divisions.

NET Bible (©2006)
The priests left the holy place. All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All the priests who were present had performed the ceremonies to make themselves holy to God without regard to staying in their divisions.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, without regard to their divisions.

American King James Version
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:

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, (for all the priests that could be found there, mere sanctified: and as yet at that time the courses and orders of the ministries were not divided among them,)

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present were hallowed without observing the courses;

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:

World English Bible
It happened, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their divisions;

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the going out of the priests from the sanctuary -- for all the priests who are present have sanctified themselves, there is none to watch by courses,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:11-14 God took possession of the temple; he filled it with a cloud. Thus he signified his acceptance of this temple, to be the same to him that the tabernacle of Moses was, and assured his people that he would be the same in it. Would we have God dwell in our hearts, we must leave room for him; every thing else must give way. The Word was made flesh; and when he comes to his temple, like a refiner's fire, who may abide the day of his coming? May he prepare us for that day.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 11. - The parallel (1 Kings 8:10) shows the first half of this verse and the last sentence of ver. 13 to make its tenth verse. All between these two is special to the present passage and to Chronicles. All the priests... not by course; i.e. all of all the courses, twenty-four in number, instead of only the one course on daily duty at the time (1 Chronicles 23:6-32; 1 Chronicles 24:1-31). Present; or, found more literally; that is to say, all who were not for one cause or another out of reach (1 Chronicles 29:17; Ezra 8:25). The Hebrew word is the familiar הַגִּמְצְאִים.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. all the priests that were present … did not then wait by course—The rotation system of weekly service introduced by David was intended for the ordinary duties of the priesthood; on extraordinary occasions, or when more than wonted solemnity attached to them, the priests attended in a body.


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God's Glory Fills the Temple
11And 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: 12Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brothers, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:) 13It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endures for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; …

1 Chronicles 24:1 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 Chronicles 5:12 All the Levites who were musicians--Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives--stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.