KJV King James Version
And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
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1 Kings 8:4
And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.
WEB World English Bible
They brought up the ark of Yahweh, and the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these the priests and the Levites brought up.
ASV American Standard Version
And they brought up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that are in the tent, yea, the priests and the Levites bring them up.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 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.
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims.
7 For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֤וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֹ֣הֶלH168 · o.heltentמוֹעֵ֔דH4150 · mo.edmeeting: time appointedוְאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallכְּלֵ֥יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבָּאֹ֑הֶלH168 · o.heltentוַיַּעֲל֣וּH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאֹתָ֔םH853 · et[Obj.]הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548 · ko.henpriestוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃H3881 · le.viy.yiLevi
Cross-references
1 Kings 3:4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that [was] the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.2 Chronicles 1:3So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that [was] at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.Exodus 40:2-33On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
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