The work done, David’s dedicated treasures brought in, the ark comes up from the city of David — carried by the Levites, with sacrifices beyond counting. And at the moment the music becomes one: 'when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Hashem... the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Hashem' — 'so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Hashem filled the house of God.'
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Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of Hashem was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had hallowed; even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of God.
verse value 7160
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Verse structure: 18 words, 95 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֑ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "he·put" (נָתַ֕ן, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·the·vessels" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים, 10 letters). Words sharing gematria 375: Solomon, Solomon. 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·it·was·finished" (וַתִּשְׁלַם֙), "all·the·work" (כׇּל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה), "and·the·silver" (וְאֶת־הַכֶּ֤סֶף). The root שלמה appears 2 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles); "to·the·house·of" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root שלם ("and·it·was·finished") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root אוצר ("in·the·treasuries·of") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 12 words.
Rashi
and Solomon brought his father David’s hallowed things Whatever is mentioned in this verse—according to its simple meaning—refers to that which remained to him from the things that David hallowed, as is written above (I Chron. 18:11): “Those also King David dedicated to the Lord, [along] with the silver and the gold that he took from all the nations, etc.,” and that which he left over he deposited into the treasuries of the House of God. And [in] Midrash Aggadah (Pesikta Rabbathi 6:7), some sages say that [he did not use these articles for the building of the Temple] because he knew that it was destined to be destroyed, in order that the nations should not say, “Our deity is strong,” for it took revenge on this House, which was built from the loot and the spoils that David robbed from their heathen temples. Some say: So said Solomon, “There was a famine during the days of David my father for three consecutive years, year after year, and he should have given away these hallowed things to sustain the poor of Israel with them.” I wish to bring support [to the view that Solomon did not build the Temple with the spoils of the nations], for regarding all the devoted things that David dedicated, as is written above (ibid.), it is not stated that with this Solomon made such and such a thing, as it is stated regarding the copper, as it is said (ibid. verse 8): “And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took huge quantities of copper, with which Solomon made the copper sea, etc.,” but of the silver and gold, about which it is not stated that Solomon made anything from it, it may be deduced that he did not make [anything from it]. Therefore, it is not written here any copper, but silver and gold. According to the simple interpretation, it seems to me that Scripture does not mention copper because copper is cheap, and it is not proper or fitting to bring it into the treasuries of the House of God.
Metzudat David
'The things that David his father had hallowed' – what David his father had consecrated; for Solomon made the entire building and all its vessels from his own [resources], from what he himself had gathered (except for the bronze vessels, which he made from what his father had taken from the cities of Hadadezer, as stated in I Chronicles 18). 'Even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels' – [Scripture] now specifies what his father's hallowed things were; the conjunctive 'and' [introducing this list] is extra. 'And put them' – [to be understood] as if written 'and he put them' – meaning that he brought his father's hallowed things and placed them in the treasuries made [for that purpose] in the house of Hashem.
Malbim
And Solomon brought in - According to the words of our Sages, Solomon made everything [in the Temple] at his own expense, and placed David’s consecrated items in the treasuries; reasons have been given for this. But according to the plain sense, it was the remainder of the consecrated items that he brought into the treasuries.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Hashem out of the city of David, which is Zion.
verse value 7463
Insights
Verse structure: 19 words, 98 letters. The shortest word is "then" (אָז֩, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·all·the·heads·of" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־רָאשֵׁ֨י, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 541: Israel, Israel, to·bring·up. 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "he·assembled" (יַקְהֵ֨יל), "the·elders·of" (אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י), "and·all·the·heads·of" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־רָאשֵׁ֨י). The root ישראל appears 2 times in this verse. 18 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·covenant·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "to·the·sons·of" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root אז ("then") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root זקן ("the·elders·of") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 7 words.
Rashi
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel He conducted [the matter] with the attribute of wisdom, in that he gathered the elders, and not the youths, [which was] better than David [had done,] who gathered even the youths, as it is written, “And David assembled all the leaders of Israel...Jerusalem” (I Chron. 28:1).
Malbim
Then Solomon assembled - to sanctify the House by [the authority of] the Sanhedrin, and in honor of the Ark.
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.
verse value 1914
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 37 letters. Notable word values: "in·the·feast" (בֶּחָ֑ג) = 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "in·the·feast" (בֶּחָ֑ג, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·they·assembled" (וַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּ, 6 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·they·assembled" (וַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּ), "the·month" (הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ), "the·seventh" (הַשְּׁבִעִֽי). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·the·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles); "that·is" (root הוא, 56x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root חג ("in·the·feast") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root שביעי ("the·seventh") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·feast', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּ [and·they·assembled] (157) + אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ [to·the·king] (126) + כׇּל־אִ֥ישׁ [all·man·of] (361) + יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל [Israel] (541) + בֶּחָ֑ג [in·the·feast] (13) + ה֖וּא [that·is] (12) + הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ [the·month] (317) + הַשְּׁבִעִֽי [the·seventh] (387) = 1914.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
verse value 1860
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 33 letters. The shortest word is "all" (כֹּ֖ל, 2 letters) and the longest is "the·ark" (אֶת־הָאָרֽוֹן, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "the·elders·of" (זִקְנֵ֣י). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·they·came" (root בוא, 159x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles); "all" (root כל, 113x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root נשא ("and·they·carried") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root לוי ("the·Levites") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Israel', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ [and·they·came] (25) + כֹּ֖ל [all] (50) + זִקְנֵ֣י [the·elders·of] (167) + יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל [Israel] (541) + וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ [and·they·carried] (323) + הַלְוִיִּ֖ם [the·Levites] (91) + אֶת־הָאָרֽוֹן [the·ark] (663) = 1860.
Ralbag
and the Levites took up the ark — In the Book of Kings it is written, ‘and the priests took up the ark.’ I think the Levites carried it up to the House of Hashem, and from there the priests took it and brought it to its place in the inner sanctuary (Devir). Thus it is accurate to say both that the Levites carried it and that the priests carried it.
Metzudat David
'And the Levites' – [meaning] the priests, who are themselves of the sons of Levi; for elsewhere it is stated 'the priests.'
Malbim
And the Levites took up [the ark] - But in Kings (I Kings 8:3) it says “and the priests took it up.” Our Sages likewise explained that in three places the priests carried the ark, and that this instance - when they brought it into the Holy of Holies - is counted among them. It may be said that only for that final bringing-in did the priests carry it, and that is what is spoken of there [in Kings], while along the way the Levites carried it, and that is what is spoken of here; and in verse 7 it is explained that the priests brought it to its place.
And they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
verse value 3586
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Verse structure: 12 words, 59 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·the·vessels·of" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־כְּלֵ֥י, 8 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·the·tent·of" (וְאֶת־אֹ֣הֶל), "and·all·the·vessels·of" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־כְּלֵ֥י), "in·the·Tent" (בָּאֹ֑הֶל). The root עלה appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "the·priests" (root כהן, 90x in II Chronicles); "and·they·brought·up" (root עלה, 83x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·Tent', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיַּעֲל֤וּ [and·they·brought·up] (122) + אֶת־הָאָרוֹן֙ [the·ark] (663) + וְאֶת־אֹ֣הֶל [and·the·tent·of] (443) + מוֹעֵ֔ד [meeting] (120) + וְאֶת־כׇּל־כְּלֵ֥י [and·all·the·vessels·of] (517) + הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ [the·holiness] (409) + אֲשֶׁ֣ר [that] (501) + בָּאֹ֑הֶל [in·the·Tent] (38) + הֶעֱל֣וּ [they·brought·up] (111) + אֹתָ֔ם [them] (441) + הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים [the·priests] (130) + הַלְוִיִּֽם [the·Levites] (91) = 3586.
Rashi
and the Tent of Meeting that Moses made, Solomon hid it in the treasuries of the House of God with the remaining vessels and the hallowed articles, because he did not need them, and our Sages (Tosefta of Sotah 13:1) said that they were hidden away. all the sacred vessels that were in the Tent that David had given to the Ark. the priests and the Levites brought them up. This refers back to the above, where Scripture says: “and the Levites bore the Ark,” and he explains: Who were those Levites that I mentioned to you above? The Levitic priests, for the priests are also of the sons of Levi, but they were not real Levites, and so it is written (I Kings 8:3): “and the priests took up the Ark.” And the Levites also brought up the vessels and the Tent of Meeting according to their regulations.
Ralbag
these did the priests, the Levites, bring up — The intent is: the priests and the Levites. And so it is written in the Book of Kings.
Metzudat David
'And the tent of meeting' – it had been in Gibeon, and from there they brought it up and stored it away among the treasuries of the house of Hashem. 'These did the priests and the Levites bring up' – the priests brought up the ark, and the Levites brought up the tent of meeting.
And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled to him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
verse value 4109
Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 73 letters. The shortest word is "small·cattle" (צֹ֣אן, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·assembled" (הַנּוֹעָדִ֥ים, 7 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·all·the·congregation·of" (וְכׇל־עֲדַ֧ת), "the·assembled" (הַנּוֹעָדִ֥ים), "not·they·shall·be·counted" (לֹא־יִסָּפְר֛וּ). 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·the·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root זבח ("sacrificing") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root צאן ("small·cattle") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·ark', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 8 words.
Metzudat David
'Were before the ark' – [meaning,] walking before the ark.
Metzudat Zion
That were assembled (hano'adim) - An expression of gathering and assembly, as in 'that assembled against Hashem' (Numbers 16). To him (alav) - Like 'elav' ('unto him').
Malbim
And king Solomon - These verses were copied from Kings, where I explained them. There it says that the cherubim spread their wings, but here it says “and the cherubim were” - which is proof for what I wrote in my commentary there; see it there.
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Hashem to its place, into the Sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
verse value 4524
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 70 letters. Verse gematria: 4524 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "the·house" (הַבַּ֖יִת, 4 letters) and the longest is "the·covenant·of·Hashem" (בְּרִית־יְהֹוָ֧ה, 8 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "to·its·place" (אֶל־מְקוֹמ֛וֹ), "to·Sanctuary·of" (אֶל־דְּבִ֥יר), "to·the·holy·of" (אֶל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ). The root קדש appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·covenant·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "the·house" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles); "and·they·brought" (root בוא, 159x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·holies', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ [and·they·brought] (35) + הַ֠כֹּהֲנִ֠ים [the·priests] (130) + אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן [ark·of] (658) + בְּרִית־יְהֹוָ֧ה [the·covenant·of·Hashem] (638) + אֶל־מְקוֹמ֛וֹ [to·its·place] (223) + אֶל־דְּבִ֥יר [to·Sanctuary·of] (247) + הַבַּ֖יִת [the·house] (417) + אֶל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ [to·the·holy·of] (435) + הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים [the·holies] (459) + אֶל־תַּ֖חַת [to·under] (839) + כַּנְפֵ֥י [wings·of] (160) + הַכְּרוּבִֽים [the·cherubim] (283) = 4524.
Metzudat David
'To its place' – to the place made for it. 'Even under the wings of the cherubim' – these were the ones that Solomon made, which stood fixed on the floor.
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
verse value 2788
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 65 letters. The shortest word is "and·they·were" (וַיִּהְי֤וּ, 5 letters) and the longest is "the·cherubim" (הַכְּרוּבִים֙, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 283: the·cherubim, the·cherubim. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "wings" (כְּנָפַ֔יִם), "and·they·covered" (וַיְכַסּ֧וּ), "over·the·ark" (עַל־הָאָר֥וֹן). The root כרוב appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·they·were" (root היה, 133x in II Chronicles); "from·above" (root מעל, 23x in II Chronicles); "over·place·of" (root מקום, 21x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root בד ("and·over·its·staves") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·ark', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיִּהְי֤וּ [and·they·were] (37) + הַכְּרוּבִים֙ [the·cherubim] (283) + פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים [spreading] (630) + כְּנָפַ֔יִם [wings] (200) + עַל־מְק֖וֹם [over·place·of] (286) + הָאָר֑וֹן [the·ark] (262) + וַיְכַסּ֧וּ [and·they·covered] (102) + הַכְּרוּבִ֛ים [the·cherubim] (283) + עַל־הָאָר֥וֹן [over·the·ark] (362) + וְעַל־בַּדָּ֖יו [and·over·its·staves] (128) + מִלְמָֽעְלָה [from·above] (215) = 2788.
Rashi
And the cherubim were spreading their wings over the place of the Ark in the place where the Ark was standing Therefore - and the cherubim covered over the Ark and over its staves from above above the Ark. So were the staves standing, and they extended so far out toward the east, that the Ark could stand exactly beneath the cherubim without the hindrance of the staves. Therefore, “and the cherubim covered over the Ark.” And they also covered part of the staves adjacent to the Ark, but not all of them, because they reached until the east. But you cannot explain that the cherubim covered the entire staves. And also, because of this—And they extended the staves so that the ends of the staves were seen from the Ark before the Debir For if it were not so, but [if they were] the same; i.e., if they were extended with one measure one from the other, [i.e., the part of the staves extending eastward equaled the part extending westward]. The staves that Moses made were still there, and they stood in the Holy of Holies of the Tent of Meeting, which was only ten [cubits], whereas this was twenty [cubits], and it reached from wall to wall. With the cherubim of Moses, about which it is also written, “spreading and covering,” they did not have to move any part of the staves from their place, because the cherubim of Moses were standing over the Ark on the Ark cover, but as for the cherubim mentioned here-Solomon made them standing on their feet on the ground, but nevertheless, those of Moses were still attached to the Ark cover. This is how Rabbi Nathan explained it, (but our Rabbi explained) that the priests wished to bring the Ark into the Debir with its staves, but they were unable to do so, because the Cloud filled the House of the Lord, and they could not bring the cherubim up to the western wall. Therefore, they [the staves] protruded into the dividing curtain. To me, this poses a difficulty, however, because it is written (I Kings 8:10f.): “And it came to pass when the priests came out, etc.,” and afterwards, “the glory of the Lord filled the House of God (sic).” (Rabbi Joseph of blessed memory, however, explained) that it does not say וַיִּתְאָרְכוּ [in the reflexive conjugation], which would mean that they became elongated by themselves, but וַיַּאֲרִיכוּ [in the causative conjugation], which means that others elongated them, and he explained that the craftsmen elongated them to twenty cubits, and their two ends touched the eastern wall and their [other] two ends touched the western wall. It is, however, puzzling how they could spread out their wings and cover the Ark, which was ten cubits from them.
Metzudat David
'For the cherubim spread forth their wings' – meaning, they had been made from the outset so that their wings would spread over the spot where the ark was to stand; therefore, once the ark was brought into its place, the cherubim were indeed found covering over it.
Metzudat Zion
And its staves (badav) - Poles made for carrying the ark.
And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the Sanctuary; but they could not be seen without; and there they are to this day.
verse value 2813
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 70 letters. The shortest word is "until" (עַ֖ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·they·were·long" (וַֽיַּאֲרִ֘יכוּ֮, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 61: the·staves, the·staves, the·day. 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·they·were·long" (וַֽיַּאֲרִ֘יכוּ֮), "from·the·ark" (מִן־הָאָרוֹן֙), "they·were·seen" (יֵרָא֖וּ). The root בד appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·it·was·there" (root היה, 133x in II Chronicles); "before" (root פנים, 116x in II Chronicles); "and·not" (root לא, 86x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root חוץ ("outside") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root עד ("until") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'outside', dividing the verse into phrases of 11 and 4 words.
Metzudat David
'And the staves were so long' – meaning, the staves extended outward toward the east and were visible before the Sanctuary, pressing against and bulging out the curtain (parochet) that hung opposite the entrance; but they could not be seen from outside, since they did not tear through the curtain so as to protrude beyond it. 'And there they are' – this is said of the staves: each one remained there, in that same position and placement. 'To this day' – meaning, until the ark was hidden away in the days of Josiah.
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, when Hashem made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
verse value 5800
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 62 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָה֙) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. Verse gematria: 5800 is divisible by 50, the years to the Jubilee (yovel). The shortest word is "only" (רַ֚ק, 2 letters) and the longest is "that·he·gave" (אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן, 6 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "in·the·ark" (בָּאָר֔וֹן), "two·of" (שְׁנֵ֣י), "the·tablets" (הַלֻּח֔וֹת). 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "with·sons·of" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root אין ("nothing") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root רק ("only") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Horeb', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 7 words.
Metzudat David
'When Hashem made a covenant' – [that was] at the time when he [Moses] placed the tablets there.
And it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place—for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;
verse value 3665
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 58 letters. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֠י, 2 letters) and the longest is "all·the·priests" (כׇּל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "all·the·priests" (כׇּל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים), "to·keep" (לִשְׁמ֥וֹר), "for·courses" (לְמַחְלְקֽוֹת). The root כהן appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·it·came·to·pass" (root היה, 133x in II Chronicles); "for" (root כי, 131x in II Chronicles); "the·priests" (root כהן, 90x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root שמר ("to·keep") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root מחלקת ("for·courses") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'from·the·holy·place', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 7 words. Full calculation: וַיְהִ֕י [and·it·came·to·pass] (31) + בְּצֵ֥את [in·the·going·out·of] (493) + הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים [the·priests] (130) + מִן־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ [from·the·holy·place] (499) + כִּ֠י [for] (30) + כׇּל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים [all·the·priests] (180) + הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֙ [who·were·present] (236) + הִתְקַדָּ֔שׁוּ [they·sanctified·themselves] (815) + אֵ֖ין [there·was·not] (61) + לִשְׁמ֥וֹר [to·keep] (576) + לְמַחְלְקֽוֹת [for·courses] (614) = 3665.
Rashi
And it came to pass when the priests left the Holy He should have immediately written, “and the House became full of the cloud of the House of the Lord,” but he interrupted in between, and so in I Kings (8:10): “And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the Holy, and the cloud filled the House of the Lord.” for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves for this thing. not taking heed of the divisions The twenty-four of the Levites and the twenty-four of the priests, but all those present sanctified themselves.
Ralbag
for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves — Meaning: all the priests present in Israel sanctified themselves so as to be fit for service, because of the abundance of sacrifices that were offered on that day, as is mentioned afterward. For this reason they did not observe the rule that only the division on duty for that week should serve.
Metzudat David
'Out of the holy place' – after they had placed the ark there. 'For all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves' – this comes to explain why Scripture does not mention which particular priests officiated at that time: it means that all the priests then present in Jerusalem had sanctified themselves for the service, and there was no room at that time to maintain the fixed division of the priestly watches, so that only the appointed watch would serve; this was because the sacrifices were so numerous that the members of a single watch could not manage to perform them all by themselves.
Malbim
And did not keep their courses - [Meaning] that at that time they did not keep the priestly service according to the divisions (mishmarot); rather, all of them sanctified themselves for the service.
also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets—
verse value 7281
Insights
Verse structure: 23 words, 129 letters. The shortest word is "fine·linen" (בּ֗וּץ, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·singers" (הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֣ים, 7 letters). 11 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "the·singers" (הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֣ים), "to·all·of·them" (לְכֻלָּ֡ם), "to·Asaph" (לְאָסָ֡ף). 22 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·to·their·sons" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "and·with·them" (root עם, 149x in II Chronicles); "to·all·of·them" (root כל, 113x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root שיר ("the·singers") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root הימן ("to·Heman") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'for·the·altar', dividing the verse into phrases of 16 and 7 words.
Ralbag
also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun — It has already been explained earlier that these were the heads of the singers. stood at the east end of the altar — The more honored things were on the western side, and the less honored among them were on the eastern side; we already explained the reason for this in our commentary on the words of the Torah, in Parashat Vayikra. And it notes that the trumpeters, the singers with musical instruments, and the singers with their voices — giving thanks and praising Hashem — all matched their voices together, meaning that when one of them raised his voice, the other raised his voice too, and likewise when one lowered it.
Metzudat David
'All of them' – he stationed all of them, and [Scripture] proceeds to specify: 'even Asaph,' etc. 'Arrayed in fine linen' – they were all dressed in fine linen garments, with cymbals, etc., in their hands. 'Sounding with trumpets' – they were playing trumpets; and for further clarification [the verse] adds 'with trumpets' explicitly – there are many such instances in Scripture.
Malbim
All of them - Meaning that they too all came (the prefix “to” indicates the Levites belonging to “all of them”) from every one of the twenty-four divisions (mishmarot), whether of Asaph, etc., as was explained above (I Chronicles 25) that there were two hundred eighty-eight heads of divisions. Stood... at the east - For the platform (duchan) was in the east, as is known. And with them priests - For the trumpets were sounded by priests; and one may not add beyond a hundred and twenty, as is explained in Rambam, Hilchot Klei HaMikdash, chapter 3.
it came even to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Hashem; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Hashem: ‘for He is good, for His mercy endures for ever’; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Hashem,
verse value 6998
Insights
Verse structure: 28 words, 135 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָֽה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֣י, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·to·the·singers" (וְלַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 56: to·Hashem, to·Hashem. 9 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "to·the·ones·blowing" (לַמְחַצְּרִ֨ים), "and·to·the·singers" (וְלַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים), "to·sound" (לְהַשְׁמִ֣יעַ). The root יהוה appears 3 times in this verse. 20 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "and·the·house" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles); "and·it·came·to·pass" (root היה, 133x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root שמע ("to·sound") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root קול ("voice·one") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'His·mercy', dividing the verse into phrases of 23 and 5 words.
Rashi
And the trumpeters, etc. were as one The meaning is: And they were united - all the trumpeters together. Now for what purpose were they united? To make one sound together to praise and to thank the Lord.
Metzudat David
'Were as one' – meaning, they all played together in perfect unity, so that it was heard as a single voice in praising [Hashem], etc., with none coming in before another. 'And when they lifted up their voice' – that is, when they raised their voice with the trumpets, etc. 'And praised Hashem' – meaning, with that praise in which it says, 'for He is good,' etc. – this is what is called the Great Hallel. 'That then the house was filled with a cloud' – meaning, then, at the time when the priests came out of the most holy place and everyone raised their voice, etc., the house became filled with the cloud that habitually rests in the house of Hashem.
Metzudat Zion
A cloud (anan) - This is like smoke.
Malbim
And it came to pass, as one - They did not conduct themselves like singers in choirs, where one leads and the others respond; rather they were as one, and [Scripture] specifies that they made a single sound heard.
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Hashem filled the house of God.
verse value 2731
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 54 letters. The shortest word is "to·minister" (לְשָׁרֵ֖ת, 4 letters) and the longest is "the·glory·of·Hashem" (כְבוֹד־יְהֹוָ֖ה, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·not·were·able" (וְלֹא־יָכְל֧וּ), "to·stand" (לַעֲמ֥וֹד), "the·cloud" (הֶעָנָ֑ן). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·glory·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles); "house·of" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root יכל ("and·not·were·able") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root שרת ("to·minister") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·cloud', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְלֹא־יָכְל֧וּ [and·not·were·able] (103) + הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים [the·priests] (130) + לַעֲמ֥וֹד [to·stand] (150) + לְשָׁרֵ֖ת [to·minister] (930) + מִפְּנֵ֣י [because·of] (180) + הֶעָנָ֑ן [the·cloud] (175) + כִּֽי־מָלֵ֥א [for·he·filled] (101) + כְבוֹד־יְהֹוָ֖ה [the·glory·of·Hashem] (58) + אֶת־בֵּ֥ית [house·of] (813) + הָאֱלֹהִֽים [God] (91) = 2731.
Metzudat David
'By reason of the cloud' – because of the darkness of the cloud. 'The glory of Hashem' – that is, the cloud mentioned [above].
Rashi
Metzudat David
Malbim