1 Kings 8:1-21.
1 Kings 8:1-21
Solomon Brings the Sacred Chest to the Temple
"The sacred chest had been kept on Mount Zion, also known as the city
of David. But Solomon decided to have the chest moved to the temple
while everyone was in Jerusalem, celebrating the Festival of Shelters
during Ethanim, the seventh month of the year. Solomon called together
the important leaders of Israel. - Then the priests and the Levites
carried to the temple the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the
objects used for worship. Solomon and a crowd of people walked in
front of the chest, and along the way they sacrificed more sheep and
cattle than could be counted. The priests carried the chest into the
most holy place and put it under the winged creatures, whose wings
covered the chest and the poles used for carrying it. The poles were
so long that they could be seen from right outside the most holy
place, but not from anywhere else. And they stayed there from then on.
The only things kept in the chest were the two flat stones Moses had
put there when the Lord made his agreement with the people of Israel
at Mount Sinai, after bringing them out of Egypt. Suddenly a cloud
filled the temple as the priests were leaving the most holy place.
The Lord's glory was in the cloud, and the light from it was so bright
that the priests could not stay inside to do their work. Then Solomon
prayed: "Our Lord, you said that you would live in a dark cloud. Now I
have built a glorious temple where you can live forever."
Solomon Speaks to the People
Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them
- and said: Praise the Lord God of Israel! Long ago he brought his
people out of Egypt. He later kept his promise to make my father David
the king of Israel. The Lord also said that he had not chosen the city
where his temple would be built.
So when David wanted to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel,
the Lord said, "It's good that you want to build a temple where I can
be worshiped. But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build a
temple to honor me." The Lord has done what he promised. I am the king
of Israel like my father, and I've built a temple for the Lord our
God. I've also made a place in the temple for the sacred chest. And
in that chest are the two flat stones on which is written the solemn
agreement the Lord made with our ancestors when he led them out of
Egypt."
God bless you.
Solomon Brings the Sacred Chest to the Temple
"The sacred chest had been kept on Mount Zion, also known as the city
of David. But Solomon decided to have the chest moved to the temple
while everyone was in Jerusalem, celebrating the Festival of Shelters
during Ethanim, the seventh month of the year. Solomon called together
the important leaders of Israel. - Then the priests and the Levites
carried to the temple the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the
objects used for worship. Solomon and a crowd of people walked in
front of the chest, and along the way they sacrificed more sheep and
cattle than could be counted. The priests carried the chest into the
most holy place and put it under the winged creatures, whose wings
covered the chest and the poles used for carrying it. The poles were
so long that they could be seen from right outside the most holy
place, but not from anywhere else. And they stayed there from then on.
The only things kept in the chest were the two flat stones Moses had
put there when the Lord made his agreement with the people of Israel
at Mount Sinai, after bringing them out of Egypt. Suddenly a cloud
filled the temple as the priests were leaving the most holy place.
The Lord's glory was in the cloud, and the light from it was so bright
that the priests could not stay inside to do their work. Then Solomon
prayed: "Our Lord, you said that you would live in a dark cloud. Now I
have built a glorious temple where you can live forever."
Solomon Speaks to the People
Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them
- and said: Praise the Lord God of Israel! Long ago he brought his
people out of Egypt. He later kept his promise to make my father David
the king of Israel. The Lord also said that he had not chosen the city
where his temple would be built.
So when David wanted to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel,
the Lord said, "It's good that you want to build a temple where I can
be worshiped. But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build a
temple to honor me." The Lord has done what he promised. I am the king
of Israel like my father, and I've built a temple for the Lord our
God. I've also made a place in the temple for the sacred chest. And
in that chest are the two flat stones on which is written the solemn
agreement the Lord made with our ancestors when he led them out of
Egypt."
God bless you.
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