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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

2 Chronicles 6:11

and have put there, the ark, - wherein is the covenant of Yahweh, - which he solemnised 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."
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

1 Then, said Solomon, - Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom; 2 But, I, have built a house as a home for thee, - A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages. 3 And the king turned about his face, and blessed all the convocation of Israel, - while, all the convocation of Israel, was standing; 4 and he said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who spake with his mouth, unto David my father,-and, with his hand, hath fulfilled, saying: 5 From the day I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I made choice of no city, out of all the tribes of Israel, for building a house, where my Name might be, - neither made I choice of any man, to be chief ruler over my people Israel: 6 nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there, - and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel. 7 And so it came to pass, that it was near the heart of David my father, - to build a house, to the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel. 8 Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart: 9 Only, thou thyself, must not build the house, - but, thine own son, that proceedeth out of thy loins - he, shall build the house for my Name. 10 So then Yahweh hath established his word, which he spake, - and I have been raised up instead of David my father, and have taken my seat upon the throne of Israel, as spake Yahweh, and have built the house to the Name of Yahweh, 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 came to pass when men had begun to multiply on the face of the ground and daughters had been born to them,
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men! that they were, fair, - so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose,
Genesis 7:1
And Yahweh said to Noah, Enter thou and all thy house, into the ark, - for, thee, have I seen righteous before me, in this generation.
Genesis 10:9
he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.
Genesis 13:13
Now, the men of Sodom were base and sinful, - against Yahweh, exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 34:27
Because tender was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before God when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and didst humble thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes and weep before me, therefore, I also, have heard, is the declaration of Yahweh.
Psalms 11:5
Yahweh, putteth, the righteous, to the test, - But the lawless one and the lover of violence, his soul doth hate.
Psalms 55:9
Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Psalms 140:11
As for the slanderer, let him not be established in the earth, - As for the man of wrongful violence, let misfortune hunt him with thrust upon thrust.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence, shall no more be heard, in thy land, Wasting nor destruction within thy boundaries, - But thou shalt call Thy walls, Victory, and Thy gates, Praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Kings (marginal references).

Compare Kings (marginal references).


 
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