1 Kings 8 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

"The 8th day of the 7th month, viz. the 30th of our October, being Friday, was the first of the seven days of dedication; the 10th day, Saturday, November 1, the fast of expiation or atonement was held; whereon, according to the Levitical law, the jubilee was proclaimed by sound of trumpet. The 15th day, Friday, was the feast of tabernacles, which was always very solemnly kept; and the day following, Nov. 14, being our Saturday, when the Sabbath was ended, the people returned home."

2 Chron. 5:2‑10• ²Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
³And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, that of the seventh month.
⁴And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
⁵And they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent: the priests, the Levites, brought them up.
⁶And king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel, that were assembled to him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
⁷And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim;
⁸and the cherubim stretched forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
⁹And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen outside the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day.
¹⁰There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. (2 Chron. 5:2‑10)

assembled.

Josh. 23:2• ²that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am become old, advanced in age; (Josh. 23:2)

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Josh. 24:1• ¹And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. (Josh. 24:1)

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1 Chron. 28:1• ¹And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the princes of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains over thousands, and the captains over hundreds, and the comptrollers of all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, and the mighty men, and all the men of valour, unto Jerusalem. (1 Chron. 28:1)

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2 Chron. 30:1• ¹And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel. (2 Chron. 30:1)

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Ezra 3:1• ¹And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. (Ezra 3:1)

chief of the fathers.

Heb. princes.

Num. 7:3• ³and they brought their offering before Jehovah, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon for two princes, and an ox for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle. (Num. 7:3)

that they might bring.

2 Sam. 6:1‑2,6,12• ¹And David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
²And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale-Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God which is called by the name, the name of Jehovah of hosts who sitteth between the cherubim.
⁶And when they came to Nachon's threshing-floor, Uzzah reached after the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen had stumbled.
¹²And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that is his, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy. (2 Sam. 6:1‑2,6,12)

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1 Chron. 13:1‑5• ¹And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, with every prince.
²And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere, that are left in all the lands of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;
³and let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we inquired not of it in the days of Saul.
⁴And all the congregation said that they should do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
⁵And David assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chron. 13:1‑5)

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1 Chron. 15:3,25• ³And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
²⁵And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy. (1 Chron. 15:3,25)

out of the city.

1 Kings 3:15• ¹⁵And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. (1 Kings 3:15)

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2 Sam. 6:12‑17• ¹²And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that is his, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy.
¹³And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.
¹⁴And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
¹⁵And David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
¹⁶And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.
¹⁷And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it. And David offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah. (2 Sam. 6:12‑17)

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1 Chron. 11:7• ⁷And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. (1 Chron. 11:7)

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1 Chron. 15:29• ²⁹And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart. (1 Chron. 15:29)

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1 Chron. 16:1• ¹And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God. (1 Chron. 16:1)

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Psa. 9:11• ¹¹Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings. (Psa. 9:11)

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Psa. 102:21• ²¹That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem, (Psa. 102:21)

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Isa. 28:16• ¹⁶Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste. (Isa. 28:16)

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Isa. 46:13• ¹³I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay; and I will give salvation in Zion, and unto Israel my glory. (Isa. 46:13)

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1 Peter 2:6• ⁶Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame. (1 Peter 2:6)

J. N. Darby Translation

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.