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Literal Standard Version

2 Chronicles 6:11

and I place the Ark there, where the covenant of YHWH [is] that He made with the sons of Israel."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   God;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Public;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ten Commandments;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I have put the ark there,where the Lord’s covenant isthat he made with the Israelites.
Hebrew Names Version
There have I set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with the children of Yisra'el.
King James Version
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord , that he made with the children of Israel.
English Standard Version
And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel."
New Century Version
There I have put the Ark, in which is the Agreement the Lord made with the Israelites."
New English Translation
and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with the Israelites."
Amplified Bible
"There I have placed the ark [the symbol of His Presence] in which is the covenant of the LORD [the Ten Commandments], which He made with the people (descendants) of Israel."
New American Standard Bible
"There I have placed the ark in which is the covenant of the LORD, which He made with the sons of Israel."
World English Bible
There have I set the ark, in which is the covenant of Yahweh, which he made with the children of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I haue set the Arke there, wherein is the couenant of the Lorde, that he made with the children of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And there I have set the ark in which is the covenant of Yahweh, which He cut with the sons of Israel."
Berean Standard Bible
And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel."
Contemporary English Version
I've also put the sacred chest in the temple. And in that chest are the two flat stones on which is written the solemn agreement the Lord made with our ancestors when he rescued them from Egypt.
Complete Jewish Bible
And there I have placed the ark containing the covenant of Adonai , which he made with the people of Isra'el."
Darby Translation
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
I have put the Box of the Agreement in the Temple. The Lord 's Agreement with Israel is in that box."
George Lamsa Translation
And I have prepared a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD that he made with our fathers when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt.
Good News Translation
I have placed in the Temple the Covenant Box, which contains the stone tablets of the covenant which the Lord made with the people of Israel."
Lexham English Bible
And I have there the ark in which is the covenant of Yahweh that he made with the Israelites."
Literal Translation
And I have placed the ark there, where the covenant of Jehovah is , that He made with the sons of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& in it haue I put ye Arke, wherin is the couenaunt of ye LORDE, which he made with the childre of Israel.
American Standard Version
And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And there I have put the ark, in which is the agreement of the Lord, which he made with the people of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in it haue I put the arke wherein is the couenaunt of the Lorde that he made with the children of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which He made with the children of Israel.'
King James Version (1611)
And in it haue I put the Arke, wherein is the Couenant of the Lord, that hee made with the children of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and I have set there the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with Israel.
English Revised Version
And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with the children of Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and I haue put therynne the arke, in which is the couenaunt of the Lord, which he `couenauntide with the sones of Israel.
Update Bible Version
And there I have set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Yahweh, which he made with the sons of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in it have I put the ark, in which [is] the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
New King James Version
And there I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which He made with the children of Israel."
New Living Translation
There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with the people of Israel."
New Life Bible
There I have put the special box with the Law of the Lord which He gave to the people of Israel."
New Revised Standard
There I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and have put there, the ark, - wherein is the covenant of Yahweh, - which he solemnised with the sons of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I have put in it the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the children of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which he made with the people of Israel."
Young's Literal Translation
and I place there the ark, where [is] the covenant of Jehovah that He made with the sons of Israel.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"There I have set the ark in which is the covenant of the LORD, which He made with the sons of Israel."

Contextual Overview

1Then Solomon said, "YHWH said [He would] dwell in thick darkness, 2and I have built a house of habitation for You, and a fixed place for Your dwelling for all ages." 3And the king turns around his face, and blesses the whole assembly of Israel, and the whole assembly of Israel is standing, 4and he says, "Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, who has spoken with His mouth with my father David, and with His hands has fulfilled [it], saying, 5From the day that I brought out My people from the land of Egypt, I have not fixed on a city out of any of the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name being there, and I have not fixed on a man to be leader over My people Israel; 6and I fix on Jerusalem for My Name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel. 7And it is with the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of YHWH God of Israel, 8and YHWH says to my father David, Because that it has been with your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well that it has been with your heart, 9but you do not build the house, for your son who comes forth out from your loins, he builds the house for My Name. 10And YHWH establishes His word that He spoke, and I rise up in the stead of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I build the house for the Name of YHWH, God of Israel,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I put the ark: 2 Chronicles 5:7, 2 Chronicles 5:10, Exodus 40:20, 1 Kings 8:9, 1 Kings 8:21, Hebrews 9:4

the covenant: As "there was nothing in the ark but the two tables of stone," consequently they are called the covenant, i.e., a sign of the covenant.

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 22:19 - to bring

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
And it comes to pass that mankind has begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
Genesis 6:2
and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
Genesis 7:1
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
Genesis 10:9
he has begun to be a hero in the land; he has been a hero in hunting before YHWH; therefore it is said, "As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before YHWH."
Genesis 13:13
and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before YHWH exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 34:27
Because your heart [is] tender, and you are humbled before God in your hearing His words concerning this place and concerning its inhabitants, and are humbled before Me, and tear your garments, and weep before Me, indeed, I have also heard [you]—a declaration of YHWH.
Psalms 11:5
YHWH tries the righteous. And the wicked and the lover of violence, || His soul has hated,
Psalms 55:9
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, || For I saw violence and strife in a city.
Psalms 140:11
A talkative man is not established in the earth, || One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence is not heard in your land anymore, || Spoiling and destruction in your borders, || And you have called your walls Salvation, || And your gates Praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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