1 Kings 8:3

“And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Priests tooke vp the Arke.”

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Other Translations for 1 Kings 8:3

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- King James Version

Then all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- Basic English Bible

And all the elders of Israel came; and the priests took up the ark.
- Darby Bible

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- Webster's Bible

All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- World English Bible

And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,
- Youngs Literal Bible

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for 1 Kings 8:3

Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 8:3

8:3 The priests - For although the Levites might do this,#Numb 4:15|, yet the priests did it at this time, for the greaterhonour of the solemnity; and because the Levites might not enter intothe holy - place, much less into the holy of holies, where it was to beplaced, into which the priests themselves might not have entered, if thehigh - priest alone could have done it.


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