Verse 3
1 Kings 8:3
Bible in Basic English
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And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹ֕אוּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יִּשְׂא֥וּ הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת הָ/אָרֽוֹן
English Translation
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests lifted the ark.
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Chapter 8 Context
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Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the h...
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And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, the seve...
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And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
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They took up the ark of the Lord, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels which were in th...
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And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there, were with him before the ark...
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And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room...
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For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.
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The rods were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place, in front of the inmost room; bu...
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There was nothing in the ark but the two flat stones which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord...
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Now when the priests had come out of the holy place, the house of the Lord was full of the cloud,
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So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud, for th...
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Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-...
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So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
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Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all o...
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And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who himself gave his word to David m...
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From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been...
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Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God (Eloh...
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But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house...
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But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he i...
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And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of th...
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In it I have made a place for the ark, in which is the agreement which the Lord made with our father...
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Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and s...
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Said, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like you in heaven or on the eart...
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And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said...
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So now, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come tru...
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So now, O God (Elohim) of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you s...
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But is it truly possible that God (Elohim) may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of hea...
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Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God (Elohim), and to his praye...
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That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My nam...
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Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their...
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If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take h...
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Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving your decision against...
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When your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to...
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Then give ear in heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back...
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When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you; if they make prayers...
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Then give ear in heaven, so that the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, may have forgi...
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If there is no food in the land, or if there is disease, or if the fruits of the earth are damaged t...
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Whatever prayer or request for your grace is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, whatever...
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Give ear in heaven your living-place, acting in mercy; and give to every man whose secret heart is o...
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So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathe...
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And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel; when he comes from a far c...
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(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm;) when h...
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Give ear in heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the p...
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If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they mak...
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Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.
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If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin,) and you are angry with them and give them...
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And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, and are turned again to you, crying...
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And with all their heart and soul are turned again to you, in the land of those who took them prison...
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Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to th...
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Answering with forgiveness the people who have done wrong against you, and overlooking the evil whic...
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For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;
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Let your eyes be open to your servant's prayer for grace and to the prayer of your people Israel, he...
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For you made them separate from all the peoples of the earth, to be your heritage, as you said by Mo...
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Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his kne...
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And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,
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Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every...
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Now may the Lord our God (Elohim) be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from...
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Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and...
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And may these my words, the words of my prayer to the Lord, be before the Lord our God (Elohim) day...
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So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the Lord is God (Elohim), and there is no other.
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Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God (Elohim), walking in his laws and keepin...
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Now the king, and all Israel with him, were making offerings before the Lord.
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And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty...
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The same day the king made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, off...
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So Solomon and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, (for the people had come together from the...
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And on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full...
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