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Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple
8:1 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem Israel’s elders , all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families , so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion ). 8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the month Ethanim (the seventh month ). 8:3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived , the priests lifted the ark . 8:4 The priests and Levites carried the ark of the Lord , the tent of meeting , and all the holy items in the tent . 8:5 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered . 8:6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple , in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs . 8:7 The cherubs ’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat ; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles . 8:8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary , but they could not be seen from beyond that point . They have remained there to this very day . 8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb . It was there that the Lord made an agreement with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt . 8:10 Once the priests left the holy place , a cloud filled the Lord’s temple . 8:11 The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud ; the Lord’s glory filled his temple . 8:12 Then Solomon said , “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness . 8:13 O Lord, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently .”

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  • 1Ki 8:1-21 -- Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

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