1 Kings 8:3 “When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark…”

1 Kings 8:3

When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

World English Bible

All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.

American Standard Version

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

Geneva Bible 1599

And all the Elders of Israel came and the Priests tooke the Arke.

Darby Translation

And all the elders of Israel came; and the priests took up the ark.

Young's Literal Translation

And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,

Bible in Basic English

And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

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Cross references

“the priests took up”

Deuteronomy 31:9 Joshua 3:6 Numbers 4:15 Joshua 4:9 Joshua 6:6 1 Chronicles 15:2

Deuteronomy 31:9 · BSB

So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

Joshua 3:6 · BSB

And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.

Numbers 4:15 · BSB

When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or t…

Joshua 4:9 · BSB

Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.

Joshua 6:6 · BSB

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”

1 Chronicles 15:2 · BSB

Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”

Also

Joshua 3:3 Numbers 7:9

Joshua 3:3 · BSB

and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

Numbers 7:9 · BSB

But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.

4and 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.

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