1 Kings 8:3

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When all the leaders of Israel had arrived, the priests picked up the Lord’s ark.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:12

King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed Edom’s home and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” Then David joyfully went to get the ark of God from Obed Edom’s house and bring it to the City of David.

1 Kings 8:6

The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s promise to its place in the inner room of the temple (the most holy place) under the wings of the angels.

1 Chronicles 15:2

Then David insisted that only the Levites carry God’s ark because the Lord had chosen them to carry his ark and to serve him forever.

Numbers 4:15

“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy things and the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites will come to carry all the holy articles. They must never touch the holy things, or they will die. The Kohathites will carry all the things from the tent of meeting.

Numbers 7:9

But Moses gave none of these gifts to the Kohathites, because they took care of the holy things. They had to carry the holy things on their own shoulders.

Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses wrote down these teachings and gave them to the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise and to all the leaders of Israel.

Joshua 3:3

They told the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the promise of the Lord your God and the Levitical priests who carry it, break camp and follow them.

Joshua 3:6

Joshua also told the priests, “Take the ark of the promise, and go ahead of the people.” They did as they were told.

Joshua 4:9

Joshua also set 12 stones in the middle of the Jordan River, where the priests who carried the ark of the promise had stood. The stones are still there today.

Joshua 6:6

Joshua, son of Nun, summoned the priests. He said to them, “Pick up the ark of the promise, and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns ahead of the Lord’s ark.”