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2 Chronicles 5:4

When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the Box of the Agreement

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Government;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle, the;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Elder in the Old Testament;   Temple;   Worship;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All the elders of Israel came, and the Levites picked up the ark.
Hebrew Names Version
All the Zakenim of Yisra'el came: and the Levites took up the ark;
King James Version
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
English Standard Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
New Century Version
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted up the Ark.
New English Translation
When all Israel's elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.
Amplified Bible
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
New American Standard Bible
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites picked up the ark.
World English Bible
All the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Leuites tooke vp the Arke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites carried the ark.
Berean Standard Bible
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,
Contemporary English Version
Then the priests and the Levites picked up the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship, and they carried them to the temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
All the leaders of Isra'el came. The L'vi'im took the ark
Darby Translation
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
George Lamsa Translation
And all the elders of Israel came; and the priests took up the ark.
Good News Translation
When all the leaders had gathered, then the Levites lifted the Covenant Box
Lexham English Bible
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
Literal Translation
And all the elders of Israel came in, and the Levites lifted up the ark,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and all ye Elders in Israel came. And ye Leuites toke the Arke,
American Standard Version
And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;
Bible in Basic English
All the responsible men of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Leuites toke vp the arke.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
King James Version (1611)
And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Leuites tooke vp the Arke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all the elders of Israel came; and all the Levites took up the ark,
English Revised Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne alle the eldre men of Israel `weren comen, the dekenes baren the arke,
Update Bible Version
And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;
Webster's Bible Translation
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
New King James Version
So all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
New Living Translation
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites picked up the Ark.
New Life Bible
All the leaders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the special box of God.
New Revised Standard
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites carried the ark.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And all the elders of Israel came in, - and the Levites bare the ark;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when all the ancients of Israel were come, the Levites took up the ark,
Revised Standard Version
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
Young's Literal Translation
and all the elders of Israel come in, and the Levites lift up the ark,
THE MESSAGE
When all the leaders of Israel were ready, the Levites took up the Chest. They carried the Chest, the Tent of Meeting, and all the sacred things in the Tent used in worship. The priests, all Levites, carried them. King Solomon and the entire congregation of Israel were there before 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 Levites took up the ark.

Contextual Overview

1 When all the work was completed on the Lord 's Temple, Solomon brought in everything his father David had set aside for the Temple. Solomon put all the furniture and all the things made of silver and gold into the storage rooms in God's Temple. 2 Solomon commanded the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the heads of families to meet together in Jerusalem. He did this so that they could bring the Box of the Lord 's Agreement up to the Temple from the City of David, that is, Zion. 3 All the men of Israel met together before King Solomon during the special festival in the seventh month of the year. 4 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the Box of the Agreement 5 and carried it up to the Temple. The priests and the Levites also brought the Meeting Tent and all the holy things that were in it to the Temple in Jerusalem. 6 Then King Solomon and all the Israelites met in front of the Box of the Agreement to offer sheep and bulls as sacrifices. There were so many offerings that no one could count them. 7 Then the priests carried the Box of the Lord 's Agreement to the place that was prepared for it in the Most Holy Place inside the Temple. They put the Box of the Agreement under the wings of the Cherub angels. 8 The Cherub angels stood with their wings spread over the Box of the Agreement and the poles that were used to carry it. 9 The poles are still there today. They were too long for the Most Holy Place, so their ends could be seen by anyone standing in the Holy Place, although no one outside could see them. 10 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Levites: Probably the Levites, of the family of Kohath, carried the ark into the courts of the temple; and then the priests conveyed it into its proper place. Numbers 4:15, Joshua 3:6, Joshua 6:6, 1 Kings 8:3, 1 Chronicles 15:2, 1 Chronicles 15:12-14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:8 - bear

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 5:1
This is the history of Adam's family. When God created people, he made them like himself.
Genesis 5:3
After Adam was 130 years old, he had another son. This son looked just like Adam. Adam named his son Seth.
Genesis 5:7
After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:10
After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:13
After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:19
After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:22
After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:26
After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:30
After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Levites took up the ark - i. e., such of the Levites as were also priests (compare 2 Chronicles 5:7; 1 Kings 8:3).


 
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