Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the model that he had seen.
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner rooms thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why have you not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was appointed, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
And on the day that the tabernacle was set up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at evening there was upon the tabernacle what looked like the appearance of fire, until the morning.
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished by God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, says he, that you make all things according to the pattern shown to you in the mount.
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.