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When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites picked up the Ark.
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The priests and Levites brought up the Ark along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it.
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There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count!
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Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD ’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
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The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.