2 Chronicles 5:13

It 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 musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 20:21 records Jehoshaphat's army using the same refrain before battle, linking worship and victory.

In 2 Chronicles 7:3, the same refrain 'He is good; his love endures forever' is repeated when God's glory fills the temple.

2 Chronicles 7:1 Historical context

2 Chronicles 7:1 follows immediately: the cloud fills the temple, then fire consumes the sacrifice—showing God's response to the praise.

2 Chronicles 29:26 describes Hezekiah restoring temple music with trumpets and instruments, reviving the worship model seen here.

Revelation 5:8-14 depicts heavenly worship with a similar chorus of praise, echoing the temple dedication's eternal refrain.

Exodus 40:34 describes the cloud filling the tabernacle — the same sign of God's glory filling the dwelling place as occurs here.

Jeremiah 33:11 repeats the same refrain 'for he is good, his steadfast love endures forever' in a prophecy of restoration, linking the temple dedication to future joy.

Psalm 136:1 Parallel

Psalm 136 repeatedly uses the refrain 'His love endures forever,' which is the very phrase sung at the temple dedication.

Ezra 3:11 Parallel

Ezra 3:11 records the same refrain sung at the foundation of the second temple, continuing the tradition from Solomon's dedication.

1 Chronicles 16:34-41 shows David instituting this same refrain when the ark arrives, establishing a pattern for temple worship.

1 Kings 8:10-12 is the parallel account, also describing the cloud filling the temple and Solomon's response.

Exodus 40:35 adds that Moses could not enter — mirroring the priests' inability to minister here because of the cloud.

1 Chronicles 16:41 contains the identical refrain—'for his steadfast love endures forever'—used here by the singers at the temple.

Psalm 107:1 Citation

Psalm 107:1 repeats the exact refrain 'give thanks... for his steadfast love endures forever' that the singers proclaim here.

1 Chronicles 15:28 describes the ark procession with trumpets, horns, and shouting—a parallel scene of unified worship before the Lord.

Nehemiah 12:27 celebrates the wall dedication with Levites singing and playing instruments, echoing this temple dedication worship.

1 Chronicles 15:24 lists trumpeters among Levites transporting the ark, echoing the same musical worship pattern seen here at the temple dedication.

Psalm 98:6 Related theme

Psalm 98:6 calls for trumpets and horns to make a joyful noise before the King, the same instrumentation used here in praise.