1 Kings 8:2 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 8:2

The Ark Brought into the Temple

1 Now ^aSolomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, ^bthat they might bring ^cup the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.

2 Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the ^afeast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

3 So all the elders of Israel came, ^aand the priests took up the ark.

4 Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, ^athe tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up.

5 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, ^asacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

6 Then the priests ^abrought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to ^bits place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, ^cunder the wings of the cherubim.

7 For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

8 The poles ^aextended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 8:2

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American Standard Version
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

Amplified® Bible
All the men of Israel assembled themselves before King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, Ethanim.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, that is, the seventh month.

Good News Bible
They all assembled during the Festival of Shelters in the seventh month, in the month of Ethanim.

King James Version
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

New American Standard Bible
All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

New International Version
All the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.

New King James Version
Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which we observe in the seventh month.

Revised Standard Version
And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Eth'anim, which is the seventh month.

Young's Literal Translation
and all the men of Israel are assembled unto king Solomon, in the month of Ethanim, in the festival -- `is' the seventh month.

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