1 Kings 8:1
Then all the ancients of Israel with the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel were assembled to king Solomon in Jerusalem: that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Joshua 23:2Josue called for all Israel, and for the elders, and for the princes, and for the judges, and for the masters, and said to them: I am old, and far advanced in years:
2 Samuel 5:7But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.
2 Samuel 6:6And when they came to the floor of Nachon, Oza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: because the oxen kicked and made it lean aside.
1 Kings 2:10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:7And David dwelt in the castle, and therefore it was called the city of David.
1 Chronicles 15:3And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:1
The building and furniture of the temple were very glorious, but the dedication of it exceeds in glory as much as prayer and praise, the work of saints, exceed the casting of metal and the graving of stones, the work of the craftsman. The temple was designed for the keeping up of the correspondence between God and his people; and here we have an account of the solemnity of their first meeting there. I. The representatives of all Israel were called together ( ver. 1, 2 ), to keep a feast to the honour of God, for… Read the whole commentary →