1 Kings 8:3

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When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests carried the Ark.

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  • Deut 31:9 : 9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
  • Josh 3:6 : 6 Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
  • Josh 3:3 : 3 and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.
  • Num 4:15 : 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furnishings as the camp sets out, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the tasks of the sons of Kohath regarding the tent of meeting.
  • Num 7:9 : 9 But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders.
  • Josh 3:14-15 : 14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. 15 Now as the priests who carried the ark came to the Jordan, and their feet touched the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the harvest season),
  • Josh 4:9 : 9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.
  • Josh 6:6 : 6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, 'Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and have seven priests carry seven trumpets before it.'
  • 1 Chr 15:2 : 2 Then David said, "The ark of God must not be carried by anyone but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever."
  • 1 Chr 15:11-15 : 11 David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it. 13 For because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, since we did not seek Him according to the proper procedure." 14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. 15 The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 5:5-8 : 5 They brought up the Ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items that were in the tent. The priests and Levites carried them. 6 King Solomon and the whole assembly of Israel who had gathered around him before the Ark were sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered. 7 The priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim. 8 The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its poles from above.

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  • 2 Chr 5:2-5
    4 verses
    92%

    2Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

    3All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

    4When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

    5They brought up the Ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items that were in the tent. The priests and Levites carried them.

  • 1 Kgs 8:4-7
    4 verses
    87%

    4The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent.

    5King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel who had gathered before him were with him in front of the Ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered.

    6The priests placed the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD in its place inside the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    7The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the Ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the Ark and its poles from above.

  • 1 Kgs 8:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before him in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

    2All the men of Israel gathered before King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, during the feast, which is the seventh month.

  • 1 Chr 15:25
    80%

    25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with rejoicing.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    80%

    3David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

  • 1 Chr 15:14-15
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    80%

    14So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    15The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

  • Josh 3:3
    77%

    3and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.

  • 2 Chr 5:7
    76%

    7The priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

  • 2 Sam 6:2
    76%

    2David set out with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name, the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned above the cherubim.

  • 1 Sam 7:1
    76%

    1The men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the Ark of the LORD. They brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill and consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the Ark of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 13:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

    6David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His Name is called.

    7They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out from the house of Abinadab, with Uzza and Ahio guiding the cart.

  • Josh 3:6
    76%

    6Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

  • 2 Sam 15:29
    75%

    29So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

  • 1 Chr 15:28
    75%

    28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts of joy, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, cymbals, and the music of harps and lyres.

  • 1 Chr 15:12
    75%

    12He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it.

  • Josh 3:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

    15Now as the priests who carried the ark came to the Jordan, and their feet touched the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the harvest season),

  • 2 Sam 15:24
    75%

    24Behold, Zadok was there too, and with him were all the Levites carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished crossing out of the city.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    75%

    4But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it in Jerusalem, where he had pitched a tent for it.

  • 1 Sam 6:21
    75%

    21So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up to you."

  • 2 Sam 6:15
    75%

    15David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

  • Josh 6:12
    74%

    12Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the Ark of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 4:5
    74%

    5When the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted with such a great shout that the ground shook.

  • 1 Chr 23:2
    74%

    2He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

  • 1 Kgs 8:21
    74%

    21And there I have placed a place for the Ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our ancestors when He brought them out of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 4:3
    74%

    3When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the Lord allowed us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh so it can come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.'

  • Ezra 8:30
    74%

    30So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, gold, and vessels to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

  • 1 Sam 5:1
    74%

    1The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1
    74%

    1The king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 16:1
    74%

    1They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

  • 1 Kgs 8:10
    73%

    10When the priests withdrew from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    73%

    4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

  • Ps 132:8
    73%

    8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.

  • 2 Chr 35:3
    73%

    3He said to the Levites, who instructed all Israel and were consecrated to the LORD: 'Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David, king of Israel, built. You will no longer need to carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.'

  • 2 Chr 34:29
    73%

    29Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 5:8
    73%

    8So they gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the Ark of the God of Israel be moved to Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 14:18
    73%

    18Saul said to Ahijah, 'Bring the ark of God here.' (At that time it was with the Israelites.)

  • 2 Sam 6:4
    73%

    4They carried the ark of God out of Abinadab’s house, which was on the hill, and Ahio walked in front of the ark.

  • 2 Sam 6:13
    72%

    13When those carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

  • 2 Sam 6:17
    72%

    17They brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.