1 Kings 8:21

21 There have I set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of Yahweh, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:21

And I have set there a place for the ark
The most holy place:

wherein is the covenant of the Lord;
the two tables of stone, on which were the covenant of the Lord, as the Targum:

which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land
of Egypt;
as in ( 1 Kings 8:9 ) .

1 Kings 8:21 In-Context

19 nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.

20 Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

21 There have I set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of Yahweh, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

22 Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

23 and he said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keep covenant and lovingkindness with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart;