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Texts -- 2 Chronicles 5:1-8 (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 .

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