1 Kings 6:19

6:19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

Exodus 26:33-34

26:33 You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. ¹  The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. ²  26:34 You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Exodus 40:20-21

40:20 He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark. 40:21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung ³  the protecting curtain, ⁴  and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[26:33]  ¹ tn The traditional expression is “within the veil,” literally “into the house (or area) of the (special) curtain.”

[26:33]  ² tn Or “the Holy of Holies.”

[40:21]  ³ tn Heb “set up,” if it includes more than the curtain.

[40:21]  ⁴ tn Or “shielding” (NIV); Heb “the veil of the covering” (cf. KJV).