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And king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel that were assembled to him, [who were] with him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
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And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim;
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for the cherubim stretched forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
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And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle, but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day.
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There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses placed there at Horeb, when Jehovah made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
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And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,
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and the priests could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had filled the house of Jehovah.
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Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
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And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.
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And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,