Thus allthe workof the tabernacleof the tentof meetingwas completed;and the sonsof Israeldidaccording to allthat the LORDhad commandedMoses;sothey did.
In the eleventhyear,in the monthof Bul,whichis the eighthmonth,the housewas finishedthroughout allits partsand according to allits plans.So he was sevenyearsin buildingit.
Now Hirammadethe basinsand the shovelsand the bowls.So Hiramfinisheddoingallthe workwhichhe performedfor KingSolomon[in] the houseof the LORD:
"All[this]," [said David], "the LORDmade me understandin writingby His handupon me, allthe detailsof this pattern."
Then the sonsof Israelwentand did[so]; justas the LORDhad commandedMosesand Aaron,sothey did.
"Seethat you make[them] after the patternfor them, whichwas shownto you on the mountain.
the tentof meeting,and the arkof testimony,and the mercyseatupon it, and allthe furnitureof the tent,
They fasteneda bluecordto it, to fastenit on the turbanabove,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
They broughtthe tabernacleto Moses,the tentand allits furnishings:its clasps,its boards,its bars,and its pillarsand its sockets;
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
"You shall placethe arkof the testimonythere,and you shall screenthe arkwith the veil.
When they enteredthe tentof meeting,and when they approachedthe altar,they washed,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
Now their duties[involved] the ark,the table,the lampstand,the altars,and the utensilsof the sanctuarywith whichthey minister,and the screen,and allthe serviceconcerning them;
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
"WhateverI commandyou, you shall be carefulto do;you shall not addto nortakeawayfrom it.
He was faithfulto Him who appointedHim, as Mosesalsowas in allHis house.
whoservea copyand shadowof the heavenly things,justas Moseswas warned[by God] when he was aboutto erectthe tabernacle;for, "SEE,"He says,"THAT YOU MAKEall thingsACCORDINGTO THE PATTERNWHICH WAS SHOWNYOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."
Samuelsaid,"Has the LORDas much delightin burntofferingsand sacrificesAs in obeyingthe voiceof the LORD?Behold,to obeyis betterthansacrifice,[And] to heedthanthe fatof rams.
