1 Kings 8:5
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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 or numbered for multitude.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel that were assembled to him, [who were] with him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
- BLB
- And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him [were] with him before the face of the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.
- ÅB
- Og kong Salomo sto foran arken og med ham hele Israels menighet, som hadde samlet seg hos ham, og de ofret småfe og storfe i slik mengde at de ikke kunne telles eller regnes.
- OTB
- Og kong Salomo og hele Israels menighet, som var samlet hos ham, var med ham foran arken, og ofret så mange sauer og okser at de ikke kunne telles eller regnes.
- B1930
- Og kong Salomo stod foran arken og med ham hele Israels menighet, som hadde samlet sig hos ham, og de ofret småfe og storfe i slik mengde at de ikke kunde telles eller regnes.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 6:13
And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
Read in context1 Chronicles 16:1
So 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.
Read in context1 Kings 8:62–63
And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
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