1 Kings 8:1-21 ▼

1 Then Solomon will convoke together the old men of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, chiefs of the fathers to the sons of Israel, to king Solomon at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the city of David: this is Zion.

2 And every man of Israel will be convoked to king Solomon in the month Ethanim in the festival: this the seventh month.

3 And all the old men of Israel will come, and the priests will lift up the ark.

4 And they will bring up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of appointment, and all the holy vessels which were in the tent, and the priests and the Levites will bring them up.

5 And king Solomon and all the assembly of Israel assembled together to him, with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen which shall not be counted and shall not be numbered for multitude.

6 And the priests will bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place to the oracle of the house to the holy of holies, to beneath the wings of the cherubims.

7 For the cherubims spreading out their wings to the place of the ark, and the cherubims will cover over the ark and over the parts from above.

8 And they will prolong the bars and the heads of the bars will be seen from the holies upon the face of the oracle, and they will not be seen without; and they will be there till this day.

9 Nothing in the ark only the two tables of stones that Moses set down there in Horeb which Jehovah cut out with the sons of Israel in their coming out of the land of Egypt.

10 And it will be in the priests coming out of the holy place, and the cloud filled the house of Jehovah.

11 And the priests will not be able to stand to serve from the face of the cloud for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

12 Then said Solomon, Jehovah spake to dwell in thick clouds.

13 Building, I built a house for thee to dwell, a place for thy resting forever.

14 And thy king will turn his face round and bless all the convocation of Israel; and all the convocation of Israel stood;

15 And he will say, Blessed Jehovah the God of Israel, who spake by his mouth to David my father, and by his hand filled up, saying,

16 From the day which I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt I chose not a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there; and I will choose upon David to be over my people Israel.

17 And it will be with the heart of David my father to build a house for name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

18 And Jehovah will say to David my father, Because it was with thy heart to build a house for my name, it was good it was with thy heart.

19 But thou shalt not build a house, but thy son coming forth from thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

20 And Jehovah will raise up his word which he spake; and I shall rise instead of David my father, and sit upon the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spake; and I will build the house for the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

21 And I will set there a place for the ark, where is there the covenant of Jehovah which he cut out with our fathers in his bringing them out of the land of Egypt.