1 Kings 8
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1 Kings 8:6-13

6Then the priestsH3548 broughtH935 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 toH413 its placeH4725 inH413 the inner sanctuaryH1687 of the templeH1004, the Most Holy PlaceH6944H413,1 beneathH8478 the wingsH3671 of the cherubimH3742. 7ForH3588 the cherubimH3742 spreadH6566 their wingsH3671 overH413 the placeH4725 of the arkH727 and overshadowedH5526H4605 the arkH727 andH5921 its polesH905.

8The polesH905 extended far enoughH748 that theirH905 endsH7218 were visibleH7200 fromH4480 the Holy PlaceH6944 inH5921 frontH6440 of the inner sanctuaryH1687, but notH3808 from outsideH2351 the Holy Place;2 and they areH1961 thereH8033 toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.

9There was nothingH369 in the arkH727 exceptH7535 the twoH8147 stoneH68 tabletsH3871 thatH834 MosesH4872 had placedH5117 in itH8033 at HorebH2722,3 whereH834 the LORDH3068 had made a covenantH3772 withH5973 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 after they had come outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

10AndH1961 when the priestsH3548 came outH3318 ofH4480 the Holy PlaceH6944, the cloudH6051 filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 11so that the priestsH3548 couldH3201 notH3808 stand thereH5975 to ministerH8334 becauseH6440 of the cloudH6051. ForH3588 the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068.

12ThenH227 SolomonH8010 declaredH559:

“The LORDH30684 has saidH559 that He would dwellH7931in the thick cloudH6205.13I have indeed builtH1129 You an exaltedH2073 houseH1004,a placeH4349 for You to dwellH3427 foreverH5769.”
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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 8:6 Or the Holy of Holies ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 8:8 Literally not from outside ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 8:9 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 8:12 Some LXX manuscripts The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but ↩

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