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Texts -- 2 Chronicles 5:1-14 (NET)

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5:1 When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple , he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver , gold , and all the other articles ) in the treasuries of God’s temple .
Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple
5:2 Then Solomon convened Israel’s elders – all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families – in Jerusalem , so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David (that is, Zion ). 5:3 All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival in the seventh month . 5:4 When all Israel’s elders had arrived , the Levites lifted the ark . 5:5 The priests and Levites carried the ark , the tent where God appeared to his people , and all the holy items in the tent . 5:6 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. 5:7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple , in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs . 5:8 The cherubs ’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat ; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles . 5:9 The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary , but they could not be seen from beyond that point . They have remained there to this very day . 5:10 There was nothing in the ark except the two 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 .) 5:11 The priests left the holy place . All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented . 5:12 All the Levites who were musicians , including Asaph , Heman , Jeduthun , and their sons and relatives , wore linen . They played cymbals and stringed instruments as they stood east of the altar . They were accompanied by 120 priests who blew trumpets . 5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together , praising and giving thanks to the Lord . Accompanied by trumpets , cymbals , and other instruments , they loudly praised the Lord , singing : “Certainly he is good ; certainly his loyal love endures !” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple . 5:14 The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud ; the Lord’s splendor filled God’s temple .

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