2 Chronicles 23:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 23:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 23:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 23:6 — KJV
“But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.”
— 2 Chronicles 23:6 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 23:6 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 23:6
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:6: let, come, into
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:6: come, into, house
“Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:6: house, lord, priests
“And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:6: into, house, lord
“The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:6: come, house, lord
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