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Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before thearkofthecovenantofthe Lord , and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
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When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh thearkofthecovenantofthe LORD , that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies."
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It came about when the priests who carried thearkofthecovenantofthe LORD had come up from the middle ofthe Jordan, and the soles ofthe priests' feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters ofthe Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks as before.
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"Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary ofthe LORD God, so that you may bring thearkofthecovenantofthe LORD and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name ofthe LORD ."
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Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brethren and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for thearkofthecovenantofthe LORD and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.
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"It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and increased in the land," declares the LORD , "they will no longer say, 'Thearkofthecovenantofthe LORD .' And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again.