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THE MESSAGE
1 Kings 8:3
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.
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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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
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.
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.
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
1Bringing all this to a climax, King Solomon called in the leaders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the family patriarchs, to bring up the Chest of the Covenant of God from Zion, the City of David. And they came, all Israel before King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month, for the great autumn festival. 3With 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. 6Then the priests brought the Chest of the Covenant of God to its place in the Inner Sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim. The outspread wings of the cherubim stretched over the Chest and its poles. The poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the entrance to the Inner Sanctuary, but were not noticeable farther out. They're still there today. There was nothing in the Chest but the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb where God made a covenant with Israel after bringing them up from Egypt. 10When the priests left the Holy Place, a cloud filled The Temple of God . The priests couldn't carry out their priestly duties because of the cloud—the glory of God filled The Temple of God !
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
It was the six-hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month that it happened: all the underground springs erupted and all the windows of Heaven were thrown open. Rain poured for forty days and forty nights.
It was the six-hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month that it happened: all the underground springs erupted and all the windows of Heaven were thrown open. Rain poured for forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:24
The floodwaters took over for 150 days.
The floodwaters took over 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.
