There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with the people of Israel.”
Parallel translations
- WEB There I have set the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with the children of Israel.”
- KJV And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
- BSB And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”
- NKJV And there I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with the children of Israel.”
- NASB There I have placed the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with the sons of Israel.”
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Quick answer
Solomon placed the ark, containing the Lord's covenant with Israel, in the temple. The covenant stood at the center of the new house of God.
Overview
Solomon noted that he had set the ark, holding the tablets of God's covenant, within the temple. This made the covenant the heart of Israel's worship and national identity. The covenant relationship between God and his people, grounded in his word, finds its fulfillment in the new covenant sealed by the blood of Christ.
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- 2 Chr 5:10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
- 2 Chr 5:7The 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 wings of the cherubim.
- 1 Kgs 8:21There I have set a place for the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
- Heb 9:4having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
- 1 Kgs 8:9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
- Exod 40:20He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
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