Verse 6
1 Kings 8:6
World English Bible, British Edition
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The priests brought in the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place, into
the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבִ֣אוּ הַ֠/כֹּהֲנִים אֶת אֲר֨וֹן בְּרִית יְהוָ֧ה אֶל מְקוֹמ֛/וֹ אֶל דְּבִ֥יר הַ/בַּ֖יִת אֶל קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ/קֳּדָשִׁ֑ים אֶל תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵ֥י הַ/כְּרוּבִֽים
English Translation
And the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to its place, to the innermost part of the house, to the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel with all the heads of the tribes,
the princes of the fat...
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2
All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast
in the month Ethanim, which...
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3
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.
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4
They brought up the LORD’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy
vessels that were in the Tent....
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5
King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to
him, were with him before the...
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6
The priests brought in the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place, into
the inner sanctuary of the...
7
For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and
the cherubim covered the ark...
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8
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy
place before the inner san...
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9
There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses
put there at Horeb, when the L...
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10
It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that
the cloud filled the LORD’s h...
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11
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud;
for the LORD’s glory filled...
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12
Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in
the thick darkness.
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13
I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell
in forever.”
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14
The king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly
of Israel; and all the assembly of Isra...
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15
He said, “Blessed is the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who spoke with his
mouth to David your fa...
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16
‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose
no city out of all the tribes o...
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17
“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house
for the name of the LORD, the God (Eloh...
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18
But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart
to build a house for my name, yo...
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19
Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall
come out of your body, he shall...
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20
The LORD has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up
in the place of David my father...
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21
There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the LORD’s covenant,
which he made with our father...
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22
Solomon stood before the LORD’s altar in the presence of all
the assembly of Israel, and spread out...
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23
and he said, “LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like you, in
heaven above,...
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24
who has kept with your servant David my father that which you promised
him. Yes, you spoke with your...
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25
Now therefore, may LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, keep with your servant David
my father that whi...
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26
“Now therefore, God (Elohim) of Israel, please let your word be verified,
which you spoke to your se...
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27
But will God (Elohim) in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the
heaven of heavens can’...
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28
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and for his supplication,
LORD my God (Elohim), to l...
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29
that your eyes may be open towards this house night and day, even towards
the place of which you hav...
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30
Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel,
when they pray towards this p...
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31
“If a man sins against his neighbour, and an oath is laid on
him to cause him to swear, and he comes...
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32
then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the
wicked, to bring his way on hi...
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33
“When your people Israel are struck down before the enemy because
they have sinned against you, if t...
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34
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and
bring them again to the land whi...
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35
“When the sky is shut up and there is no rain because they have
sinned against you, if they pray tow...
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36
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your
people Israel, when you teach...
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37
“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there
is blight, mildew, locust or cater...
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38
whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your
people Israel, who shall each kn...
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39
then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and
give to every man according to a...
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40
that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which
you gave to our fathers.
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41
“Moreover, concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people
Israel, when he comes out of a far co...
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42
(for they shall hear of your great name and of your mighty hand and
of your outstretched arm), when...
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43
hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and do according to all that the
foreigner calls to you for; th...
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44
“If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever
way you shall send them, and they...
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45
then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain
their cause.
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46
If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you
are angry with them and deliv...
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47
yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn
again, and make supplication...
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48
if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in
the land of their enemies who...
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49
then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling
place, and maintain their cau...
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50
and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions
in which they have...
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51
(for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out
of Egypt, from the middle of t...
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52
that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to
the supplication of your peopl...
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53
For you separated them from amongst all the peoples of the earth to
be your inheritance, as you spok...
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54
It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer
and supplication to the LORD, he a...
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55
He stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
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56
“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel, according
to all that he promised. Th...
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57
May the LORD our God (Elohim) be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him
not leave us or forsake...
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58
that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and
to keep his commandments, his st...
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59
Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before the LORD,
be near to the LORD our God...
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60
that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD himself is
God (Elohim). There is no one el...
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61
“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God (Elohim), to
walk in his statutes, and to...
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62
The king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the
LORD.
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63
Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered
to the LORD, twenty two thous...
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64
The same day the king made the middle of the court holy that was before
the LORD’s house; for there...
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65
So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him,
a great assembly, from the entrance...
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66
On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king,
and went to their tents joyful...
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