CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Kings 8
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66 verses in KJV · 842 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 1 Kings 8 (KJV)
8:1 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 king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion.
8:2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
8:3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah
Approximate study chronology: c. 1004 BC
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H3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 35 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 35 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 21 occurrencesH5971ampeople · 21 occurrencesH1004betplace · 21 occurrencesH776e.retsland: country/planet · 16 occurrencesH8064sha.ma.yimheaven · 15 occurrencesH5650e.vedservant/slave · 15 occurrencesH1avfather · 15 occurrencesH8085sha.mato hear: hear · 14 occurrencesH8034shemname · 14 occurrencesH430e.lo.himGod · 14 occurrencesH3117yomday · 14 occurrencesH2088zehthis · 13 occurrences
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