2 Chronicles 5:4

And all the elders of Israel came in,—and the Levites bare the ark;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.

In Context

3And all the men of Israel came together unto the king, in the festival,—the same, was the seventh month.

5and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy utensils, that were in the tent,—the priests the Levites did bring them up.

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Cross References

Joshua 3:6And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take ye up the ark of the covenant, and pass on before the people. So they took up the ark of the covenant, and went on before the people.

1 Kings 8:3And all the elders of Israel came in,—and the priests took up the ark;

1 Chronicles 15:12and said unto them, Ye, are the chiefs of the fathers of the Levites,—Hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, so shall ye bring up the ark of Yahweh—God of Israel, into [the place] I have prepared for it.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 5:2-11

The Ark Placed in the Temple. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 2 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 Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of… Read the whole commentary →

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