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1 Kings 8:3
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests and Levites carried the Holy Box of the Lord up to the Temple. They also carried the Meeting Tent and all the holy things that were in it up to the Temple.
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Christian Standard Bible®
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.
Hebrew Names Version
All the Zakenim of Yisra'el came, and the Kohanim took up the ark.
All the Zakenim of Yisra'el came, and the Kohanim took up the ark.
King James Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
English Standard Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
New Century Version
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests lifted up the Ark.
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests lifted up the Ark.
New English Translation
When all Israel's elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.
When all Israel's elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.
Amplified Bible
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
New American Standard Bible
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the Elders of Israel came and the Priests tooke the Arke.
And all the Elders of Israel came and the Priests tooke the Arke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
Contemporary English Version
Then the priests and the Levites carried to the temple the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship.
Then the priests and the Levites carried to the temple the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship.
Complete Jewish Bible
All the leaders of Isra'el came. The cohanim took the ark
All the leaders of Isra'el came. The cohanim took the ark
Darby Translation
And all the elders of Israel came; and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came; and the priests took up the ark.
George Lamsa Translation
And all the tribes of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
And all the tribes of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
Good News Translation
When all the leaders had gathered, the priests lifted the Covenant Box
When all the leaders had gathered, the priests lifted the Covenant Box
Lexham English Bible
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
Literal Translation
And all the elders of Israel came in, and the priests lifted up the ark,
And all the elders of Israel came in, and the priests lifted up the ark,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan all ye Elders of Israel came, the prestes toke the Arke of the LORDE,
And whan all ye Elders of Israel came, the prestes toke the Arke of the LORDE,
American Standard Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Bible in Basic English
And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And al the elders of Israel were come, and the priestes tooke vp the arke.
And al the elders of Israel were come, and the priestes tooke vp the arke.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
King James Version (1611)
And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Priests tooke vp the Arke.
And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Priests tooke vp the Arke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the priests took up the ark,
And the priests took up the ark,
English Revised Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Berean Standard Bible
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle the elde men of Israel camen; and the preestis token the arke,
And alle the elde men of Israel camen; and the preestis token the arke,
Young's Literal Translation
And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,
And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,
Update Bible Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Webster's Bible Translation
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
World English Bible
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
New King James Version
So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
New Living Translation
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests picked up the Ark.
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests picked up the Ark.
New Life Bible
All the leaders of Israel came, and the religious leaders took up the Lord's special box of the agreement.
All the leaders of Israel came, and the religious leaders took up the Lord's special box of the agreement.
New Revised Standard
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And all the elders of Israel came in, - and the priests took up the ark;
And all the elders of Israel came in, - and the priests took up the ark;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the ancients of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark,
And all the ancients of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark,
Revised Standard Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
THE MESSAGE
With all Israel's leaders present, the priests took up the Chest of God and carried up the Chest and the Tent of Meeting and all the holy vessels that went with the Tent. King Solomon and the entire congregation of Israel were there at the Chest worshiping and sacrificing huge numbers of sheep and cattle—so many that no one could keep track.
With all Israel's leaders present, the priests took up the Chest of God and carried up the Chest and the Tent of Meeting and all the holy vessels that went with the Tent. King Solomon and the entire congregation of Israel were there at the Chest worshiping and sacrificing huge numbers of sheep and cattle—so many that no one could keep track.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Contextual Overview
1 Then King Solomon told all the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of Israel to come together in Jerusalem. Solomon wanted them to join in moving the Box of the Lord 's Agreement from the City of David up to the Temple. 2 So during the special festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month of the year, all the men of Israel came to the meeting with King Solomon. 3When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests and Levites carried the Holy Box of the Lord up to the Temple. They also carried the Meeting Tent and all the holy things that were in it up to the Temple. 5 King Solomon and all Israel met together before the Box of the Agreement and sacrificed so many sheep and cattle that no one was able to count them all. 6 The priests carried the Box of the Lord 's Agreement to its proper place inside the Most Holy Place in the Temple, under the wings of the Cherub angels. 7 The wings of the Cherub angels spread out over the Holy Box, and they covered the Holy Box and its carrying poles. 8 The poles are still there today. They are too long for the Most Holy Place, so anyone standing in the Holy Place can see the ends of the poles, although no one outside can see them. 9 The only things inside the Holy Box are the two tablets that Moses put there at Mt. Horeb. This is where the Lord made his agreement with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt. 10 When the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the Lord 's Temple. 11 The priests could not continue their work because the Temple was filled with the Glory of the Lord .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the priests took up: Numbers 4:15, Deuteronomy 31:9, Joshua 3:6, Joshua 3:14, Joshua 3:15, Joshua 4:9, Joshua 6:6, 1 Chronicles 15:2, 1 Chronicles 15:11-15, 2 Chronicles 5:5-8
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:8 - bear 2 Chronicles 5:4 - the Levites
Cross-References
Genesis 7:11
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Genesis 7:24
The water continued to cover the earth for 150 days.
The water continued to cover the earth for 150 days.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And all the elders of Israel came,.... To Zion, the city of David:
and the priests took up the ark; from thence; in 2 Chronicles 5:4 it is said the Levites did it, whose business it was, Deuteronomy 31:25, and so the priests might be called; for every priest was a Levite, though every Levite was not a priest, and the priests did at all times bear the ark; see Joshua 3:15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In 2 Chronicles 5:4, ““the Levites” took up the ark;” and by the Law the ark was the special charge of the Kohathites Numbers 3:31; Numbers 4:15. But all priests were Levites Joshua 3:3, though all Levites were not priests. And as Joshua had done Joshua 3:6; Joshua 6:6, so Solomon called upon the priests to bear the holy structure, allowing to mere Levites only the inferior honor of helping to transport the tabernacle and the vessels of the sanctuary.
