Ark of the Covenant - Bible Story
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2 Chronicles 5:6
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And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
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2 Chronicles 5:6 Meaning and Commentary
2 Chronicles 5:6
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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2 Chronicles 5:6 In-Context
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Then all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
5
They brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the holy utensils which were in the tent; the Levitical priests brought them up.
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And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
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Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
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For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles.
Footnotes 1
- [a] Lit "sheep...numbered for multitude"
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