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Douay-Rheims Bible
1 Kings 8:3
And all the ancients of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark,
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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;
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 all the ancients of Israel, with the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel, were assembled to king Solomon, in Jerusalem: that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion. 2 And all Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon, on the festival day, in the month of Ethanim, the same is the seventh month. 3 And all the ancients of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark, 4 And carried the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the covenant, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, that were in the tabernacle: and the priests and the Levites carried them. 5 And king Solomon, and all the multitude of Israel, that were assembled unto him, went with him before the ark, and they sacrificed sheep and oxen, that could not be counted or numbered. 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubims. 7 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the ark, and the staves thereof above. 8 And whereas the staves stood out, the ends of them were seen without, in the sanctuary before the oracle, but were not seen farther out, and there they have been unto this day. 9 Now in the ark there was nothing else but the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house 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
In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the floodgates of heaven were opened:
In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the floodgates of heaven were opened:
Genesis 7:24
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty 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.
