Thus all the work that Solomon
made
for the house
of the LORD
was finished
: and Solomon
brought
in all the things
that David
his father
had dedicated
; and the silver
, and the gold
, and all the instruments
, put
he among the treasures
of the house
of God
.
Then Solomon assembled
the elders
of Israel
, and all the heads
of the tribes
, the chief
of the fathers
of the children
of Israel
, unto Jerusalem
, to bring up
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
out of the city
of David
, which is Zion
.
Wherefore all the men of Israel
assembled
themselves unto the king
in the feast
which was in the seventh
month
.
And all the elders of Israel
came
; and the Levites
took up
the ark
.
And they brought up the ark
, and the tabernacle
of the congregation
, and all the holy
vessels
that were in the tabernacle
, these did the priests
and the Levites
bring up
.
Also king Solomon
, and all the congregation
of Israel
that were assembled
unto him before
the ark
, sacrificed
sheep
and oxen
, which could not be told
nor numbered
for multitude
.
And the priests brought in
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
unto his place
, to the oracle
of the house
, into the most
holy
place, even under the wings
of the cherubims
:
For the cherubims spread forth
their wings
over the place
of the ark
, and the cherubims
covered
the ark
and the staves
thereof above
.
And they drew out the staves
of the ark , that the ends
of the staves
were seen
from the ark
before
the oracle
; but they were not seen
without
. And there it is unto this day
.
There was nothing in the ark save the two
tables
which Moses
put
therein at Horeb
, when the LORD
made
a covenant with the children
of Israel
, when they came out
of Egypt
.
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out
of the holy
place : (for all the priests
that were present
were sanctified
, and did not then wait
by course
:
Also the Levites which were the singers
, all of them of Asaph
, of Heman
, of Jeduthun
, with their sons
and their brethren
, being arrayed
in white linen
, having cymbals
and psalteries
and harps
, stood
at the east end
of the altar
, and with them an hundred
and twenty
priests
sounding
with trumpets
:)
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers
were as one
, to make one
sound
to be heard
in praising
and thanking
the LORD
; and when they lifted up
their voice
with the trumpets
and cymbals
and instruments
of musick
, and praised
the LORD
, saying , For he is good
; for his mercy
endureth for ever
: that then the house
was filled
with a cloud
, even the house
of the LORD
;
So that the priests could
not stand
to minister
by reason
of the cloud
: for the glory
of the LORD
had filled
the house
of God
.