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2 Chronicles 6:11

Israel
Covenant and promises

9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

12 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

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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.”
KJV
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
WEB
There I have set the ark, in which is the LORD’s covenant, which he made with the children of Israel.”
ASV
And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
DARBY
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
BLB
And I have put there the ark, in which there [is] the covenant of YHWH, which He cut with the sons of Israel.”
ÅB
Og der har jeg satt arken, hvori Herrens pakt er, den pakt som han gjorde med Israels barn.
OTB
Og der har jeg plassert arken, i hvilken Herrens pakt er, som Han gjorde med Israels sønner."
B1930
Og der har jeg satt arken, hvori Herrens pakt er, den pakt som han gjorde med Israels barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 5:10

    There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

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  • 2 Chronicles 5:7

    And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:

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  • 1 Kings 8:21

    And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Hebrews 9:4

    Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

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  • 1 Kings 8:9

    There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Exodus 40:20

    And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

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