1 Kings 8:4

and they brought up the ark of Yahweh, and the Tent of Meeting, and all the hallowed vessels that were in the tent,—yea, the priests and the Levites, did bring them up.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

In Context

3And all the elders of Israel came in,—and the priests took up the ark;

5And, King Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel who had assembled themselves unto him, were with him, before the ark,—sacrificing sheep and oxen, which could neither be recorded nor counted, for multitude.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:2On the first day of the month, in the first month, shalt thou rear the habitation, of the tent of meeting;

1 Kings 3:4So then the king went to Gibeon, to sacrifice there, for, that, was the great high place,—a thousand ascending-sacrifices, did Solomon offer up on that altar.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:2-12

The Dedication of the Temple. ( b. c. 1003.) 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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