A Studying from 1 Kings 7:51-8:21
51 Thus all of the work that King Solomon did on the home of the Lord was completed. Solomon introduced within the issues that his father David had devoted, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and saved them within the treasuries of the home of the Lord.
8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all of the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral homes of the Israelites, earlier than King Solomon in Jerusalem, to convey up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of town of David, which is Zion. 2 All of the folks of Israel assembled to King Solomon on the competition within the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.3 And all of the elders of Israel got here, and the clergymen carried the ark. 4 In order that they introduced up the ark of the Lord, the tent of assembly, and all of the holy vessels that have been within the tent; the clergymen and the Levites introduced them up. 5 King Solomon and all of the congregation of Israel, who had assembled earlier than him, have been with him earlier than the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they may not be counted or numbered. 6 Then the clergymen introduced the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, within the inside sanctuary of the home, probably the most holy place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim unfold out their wings over the place of the ark, in order that the cherubim made a protecting above the ark and its poles. 8 The poles have been so lengthy that the ends of the poles have been seen from the holy place in entrance of the inside sanctuary, however they may not be seen from exterior; they’re there to today. 9 There was nothing within the ark besides the 2 tablets of stone that Moses had positioned there at Horeb, the place the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites once they got here out of the land of Egypt. 10 And when the clergymen got here out of the holy place, a cloud stuffed the home of the Lord, 11 in order that the clergymen couldn’t stand to minister due to the cloud, for the glory of the Lord stuffed the home of the Lord.
12 Then Solomon stated,
“The Lord has stated that he would dwell in thick darkness.
13 I’ve constructed you an exalted home,
a spot so that you can dwell eternally.”
14 Then the king rotated and blessed all of the meeting of Israel, whereas all of the meeting of Israel stood. 15 He stated, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who along with his hand has fulfilled what he promised along with his mouth to my father David, saying, 16 ‘For the reason that day that I introduced my folks Israel out of Egypt, I’ve not chosen a metropolis from any of the tribes of Israel during which to construct a home, that my identify is likely to be there, nor did I select anybody to be a ruler over my folks Israel. However I’ve chosen Jerusalem so that my identify could also be there, and I’ve chosen David to be over my folks Israel.’17 My father David had it in thoughts to construct a home for the identify of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 However the Lord stated to my father David, ‘You probably did properly to think about constructing a home for my identify; 19 nonetheless, you shall not construct the home, however your son who shall be born to you shall construct the home for my identify.’ 20 Now the Lord has fulfilled the promise that he made, for I’ve risen within the place of my father David; I sit on the throne of Israel, because the Lordpromised, and have constructed the home for the identify of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 There I’ve offered a spot for the ark, during which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our ancestors when he introduced them out of the land of Egypt.”
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