"Takethisbookof the lawand placeit besidethe arkof the covenantof the LORDyour God,that it may remainthereas a witnessagainst you.
"ThereI have seta placefor the ark,in whichis the covenantof the LORD,whichHe madewith our fatherswhen He broughtthem from the landof Egypt."
Therewas nothingin the arkexceptthe twotabletsof stonewhichMosesputthereat Horeb,wherethe LORDmadea covenant with the sonsof Israel,when they cameout of the landof Egypt.
"You shall putinto the arkthe testimonywhichI shall giveyou.
"For throughthe LawI diedto the Law,sothat I might liveto God.
"Nowtherefore, writethissongfor yourselves, and teachit to the sonsof Israel;putit on their lips,sothat thissongmay be a witnessfor Me against the sonsof Israel.
that Mosescommandedthe Leviteswho carriedthe arkof the covenantof the LORD,saying,
"For I knowyour rebellionand your stubbornness;behold,while I am stillalivewith you today,you have beenrebelliousagainstthe LORD;howmuchmore,then, aftermy death?
So Moseswrotethislawand gaveit to the priests,the sonsof Leviwho carriedthe arkof the covenantof the LORD,and to allthe eldersof Israel.
Then Samueltoldthe peoplethe ordinancesof the kingdom,and wrote[them] in the bookand placed[it] beforethe LORD.And Samuelsentallthe peopleaway,eachoneto his house.
