Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:9
9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb,1 where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 8:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
- New International Version (NIV)There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Context of 1 Kings 8:9
7For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt. 10And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD 11so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
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אֵ֚ין בָּֽאָר֔וֹן רַ֗ק שְׁנֵי֙ לֻח֣וֹת הָאֲבָנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִנִּ֥חַ שָׁ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּחֹרֵ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר כָּרַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עִם־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
- nothingאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- in the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
- exceptרַקraq · exceptH7535
- the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- tabletsלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
- thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- had placedנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
- in itשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- at Horebחֹרֵבchôrêb · HorebH2722
- the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- had made a covenantכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
- withעִם‛im · withH5973
- the Israelitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- after they had come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:9
- Exodus 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
- Deuteronomy 10:2And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
- Exodus 16:33So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”
- Numbers 17:10The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
- Hebrews 9:4containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
- Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
- Deuteronomy 31:26“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
- 1 Kings 8:21And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
- Exodus 24:8So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
- Exodus 34:27The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
- Deuteronomy 4:13He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.
- Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
- Exodus 14:24At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
- Exodus 16:10And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Exodus 24:16and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Save the two tables of stone - See my notes on Hebrews 9:4; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Comparing this statement with Hebrews 9:4, it would seem that Solomon, now that the sacred chest had reached its final resting-place, and stood in a large chamber surrounded by tables 2 Chronicles 4:8, removed the pot of manna and the rod from the interior, and set them elsewhere in the holy of holies.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The emphasis on the two stone tablets that Moses put in the ark (see 1 Kings 8:21; Exodus 25:21; Deuteronomy 31:26) suggests Solomon was thinking about renewing the covenant of Moses and dedicating the temple.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone--Nothing else was ever in the ark, the articles mentioned (He 9:4) being not in, but by it, being laid in the most holy place before the testimony (Ex 16:33; Nu 17:10).Read the comment
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- 1. 1 Kings 8:9 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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