and they brought up the ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; these the priests the Levites brought up.
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.
- NKJV Then they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up.
- NASB They brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy utensils that were in the tent. The Levitical priests brought them up.
- NLT The priests and Levites brought up the Ark along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it.
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The priests and Levites brought up the ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels. The older tabernacle furnishings were gathered into the new temple.
Overview
The relics of the wilderness tabernacle were brought into Solomon's temple, joining the long history of Israel's worship to its new permanent center. This continuity showed that the same God who met Israel in the desert now dwelt in the temple. The movement from tent to temple traces God's unfolding plan to dwell with his people, ultimately fulfilled when the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us.
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Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 8:4They brought up Yahweh’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up.
- 1 Kgs 8:6The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings.
- 2 Chr 1:3So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for God’s Tent of Meeting was there, which Yahweh’s servant Moses had made in the wilderness.
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