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Texts -- 2 Chronicles 5:1-5 (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 .

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  • The Book of Samuel covers the period of Israel's history bracketed by Samuel's conception and the end of David's reign. David turned the kingdom over to Solomon in 971 B.C.3David reigned for 40 and one-half years (2 Sam. 2:11...
  • Even though 1 and 2 Chronicles give one continuous story the emphasis in 2 Chronicles is different from that in 1 Chronicles. In 1 Chronicles the emphasis is the importance of the temple in national life. However in 2 Chronic...
  • (Continued from notes on 1 Chronicles)III. The reign of Solomon chs. 1-9A. Solomon's wisdom and prosperity ch. 1B. The building of the temple 2:1-5:11. Preparations for building the temple ch. 22. The temple proper 3:1-93. Th...
  • Solomon dedicated the temple during the feast of Tabernacles (v. 3). The priests brought the ark and the other utensils that had been in the tent David had pitched for the ark into the temple. The temple site was north of and...
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