2 Chronicles 30:27

WEB

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 to heaven.

KJV

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

Commentary

Then the priests the Levites arose,.... 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, Num 6:24 , and was no other than a request that God would bless them, which he did: and their prayer came up to his holy dwellingplace, even unto heaven; see Psa 3:4 by what means it was known their prayer was heard and accepted cannot be said; there might be some visible token of it, as the people were dismissed, and departed. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 31 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Chronicles:... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Chronicles:... »