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1 Kings 8:3

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All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.

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1 Kings 8:3 in other translations

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

1 Kings 8:3 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:3 in context

  1. 1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.
  2. 2All the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
  3. 3All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.
  4. 4They brought up Yahweh’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up.
  5. 5King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle, that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.