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1. Finally all the work Solomon did for the Temple of the Lord was fin- ished. He brought in everything his father David had set apart for the Temple -- all the silver and gold and other articles. And he put everything in the treasuries of God's Temple.
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1. Thus all H3605 the work H4399 that H834 Solomon H8010 made H6213 for the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 was finished H7999 : and Solomon H8010 brought in H935 H853 all the things H6944 that David H1732 his father H1 had dedicated H6944 ; and the silver H3701 , and the gold H2091 , and all H3605 the instruments H3627 , put H5414 he among the treasures H214 of the house H1004 of God H430 .
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2. Solomon called for the older leaders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families to come to him in Jerusalem. He wanted them to bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord from the older part of the city.
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2. Then H227 Solomon H8010 assembled H6950 H853 the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 , and all H3605 the heads H7218 of the tribes H4294 , the chief H5387 of the fathers H1 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , unto H413 Jerusalem H3389 , to bring up H5927 H853 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068 out of the city H4480 H5892 of David H1732 , which H1931 is Zion H6726 .
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3. So all the Israelites came together with the king during the festival in the seventh month.
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3. Wherefore all H3605 the men H376 of Israel H3478 assembled themselves H6950 unto H413 the king H4428 in the feast H2282 which H1931 was in the seventh H7637 month H2320 .
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4. When all the older leaders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted up the Ark.
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4. And all H3605 the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 came H935 ; and the Levites H3881 took up H5375 H853 the ark H727 .
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5. They carried the Ark of the Agreement, the Meeting Tent, and the holy utensils in it; the priests and the Levites brought them up.
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5. And they brought up H5927 H853 the ark H727 , and the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 , and all H3605 the holy H6944 vessels H3627 that H834 were in the tabernacle H168 , these did the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 bring up H5927 .
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6. King Solomon and all the Israelites gathered before the Ark of the Agreement and sacrificed so many sheep and bulls no one could count them.
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6. Also king H4428 Solomon H8010 , and all H3605 the congregation H5712 of Israel H3478 that were assembled H3259 unto H5921 him before H6440 the ark H727 , sacrificed H2076 sheep H6629 and oxen H1241 , which H834 could not H3808 be told H5608 nor H3808 numbered H4487 for multitude H4480 H7230 .
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7. Then the priests put the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord in its place inside the Most Holy Place in the Temple, under the wings of the golden creatures.
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7. And the priests H3548 brought in H935 H853 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068 unto H413 his place H4725 , to H413 the oracle H1687 of the house H1004 , into H413 the most holy H6944 H6944 place, even under H413 H8478 the wings H3671 of the cherubims H3742 :
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8. The wings of these creatures were spread out over the place for the Ark, covering it and its carrying poles.
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8. For the cherubims H3742 spread forth H1961 H6566 their wings H3671 over H5921 the place H4725 of the ark H727 , and the cherubims H3742 covered H3680 H5921 the ark H727 and the staves H905 thereof above H4480 H4605 .
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9. The carrying poles were so long that anyone standing in the Holy Place in front of the Most Holy Place could see the ends of the poles. But no one could see them from outside the Holy Place. The poles are still there today.
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9. And they drew out H748 the staves H905 of the ark , that the ends H7218 of the staves H905 were seen H7200 from H4480 the ark H727 before H5921 H6440 the oracle H1687 ; but they were not H3808 seen H7200 without H2351 . And there H8033 it is H1961 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 .
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10. The only things inside the Ark were two stone tabletsn that Moses had put in the Ark at Mount Sinai. That was where the Lord made his agreement with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
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10. There was nothing H369 in the ark H727 save H7535 the two H8147 tables H3871 which H834 Moses H4872 put H5414 therein at Horeb H2722 , when H834 the LORD H3068 made H3772 a covenant with H5973 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , when they came out H3318 of Egypt H4480 H4714 .
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11. Then all the priests left the Holy Place. (All the priests from each group had made themselves ready to serve the Lord.)
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11. And it came to pass H1961 , when the priests H3548 were come out H3318 of H4480 the holy H6944 place : ( for H3588 all H3605 the priests H3548 that were present H4672 were sanctified H6942 , and did not H369 then wait H8104 by course H4256 :
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12. All the Levite musicians -- Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and all their sons and relatives -- stood on the east side of the altar. They were dressed in white linen and played cymbals, harps, and lyres. With them were one hundred twenty priests who blew trumpets.
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12. Also the Levites H3881 which were the singers H7891 , all H3605 of them of Asaph H623 , of Heman H1968 , of Jeduthun H3038 , with their sons H1121 and their brethren H251 , being arrayed H3847 in white linen H948 , having cymbals H4700 and psalteries H5035 and harps H3658 , stood H5975 at the east end H4217 of the altar H4196 , and with H5973 them a hundred H3967 and twenty H6242 priests H3548 sounding H2690 with trumpets H2689 :)
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13. Those who blew the trumpets and those who sang together sounded like one person as they praised and thanked the Lord. They sang as others played their trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments. They praised the Lord with this song: "He is good; his love continues forever." Then the Temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud.
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13. It came even to pass H1961 , as the trumpeters H2690 and singers H7891 were as one H259 , to make one H259 sound H6963 to be heard H8085 in praising H1984 and thanking H3034 the LORD H3068 ; and when they lifted up H7311 their voice H6963 with the trumpets H2689 and cymbals H4700 and instruments H3627 of music H7892 , and praised H1984 the LORD H3068 , saying , For H3588 he is good H2896 ; for H3588 his mercy H2617 endureth forever H5769 : that then the house H1004 was filled H4390 with a cloud H6051 , even the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 ;
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14. The priests could not continue their work because of the cloud, because the Lord's glory filled the Temple of God.
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14. So that the priests H3548 could H3201 not H3808 stand H5975 to minister H8334 by reason of H4480 H6440 the cloud H6051 : for H3588 the glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 had filled H4390 H853 the house H1004 of God H430 .
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