KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Kings 8:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
WEB World English Bible
King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
ASV American Standard Version
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 counted nor numbered for multitude.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king Solomon and all the company of Israel who are met unto him are with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that are not counted nor numbered for multitude.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 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.
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.
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
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וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹ֗הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonוְכָל־H3605 · kolallעֲדַ֤תH5712 · e.dahcongregationיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelהַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםH3259 · ya.adto appointעָלָ֔יוH5921 · aluponאִתּ֖וֹH854 · etwithלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהָֽאָר֑וֹןH727 · a.ronarkמְזַבְּחִים֙H2076 · za.vachto sacrificeצֹ֣אןH6629 · tsonflockוּבָקָ֔רH1241 · ba.qarcattleאֲשֶׁ֧רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיִסָּפְר֛וּH5608 · sa.pharto recountוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִמָּנ֖וּH4487 · ma.nahto countמֵרֹֽב׃H7230 · rovabundance
Cross-references
2 Samuel 6:13And it was [so], that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.1 Kings 8:62-63And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
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