1 Kings 8:1
Then Solomon summoned before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel, including all the heads of the tribes and the family leaders of the Israelites. He instructed them to bring up with them the Ark of the Lord's Agreement from Zion, the City of David.
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Joshua 23:2summoned all the Israelites—the elders, leaders, judges, and officials—and told them, “I'm old, getting on in years.
2 Samuel 5:7But David did capture the fortress of Zion, now known as the City of David.
2 Samuel 6:6But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out to stop the Ark of God from falling.
1 Kings 2:10Then David died and was buried in the City of David.
1 Chronicles 11:7David decided to live in the fortress, which is why they named it after him the City of David.
1 Chronicles 15:3David summoned all of Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he'd 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 →