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For the cherubim spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staffs thereof above.
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And they drew out the staffs, that the ends of the staffs were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and 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 deposited there at Horeb, when the LORD 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 had come out of the holy [place], that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
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So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
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Then spoke Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
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And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel were standing.
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And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled [it], saying,
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Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel from Egypt, I have chosen no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
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And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.