Nothing was in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, , where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 25:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony [the Ten Commandments] that I will give you. American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. Common English Bible Put the gold cover on top of the chest and put the covenant document that I will give you inside the chest. Catholic Public Domain Version in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In which thou shalt put the testimony that I will give thee. |
Nothing was in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, , where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt.
They brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and cried, ‘Long live the king! ’
As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved.
Put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
‘You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony #– #in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony #– #where I will meet with you.
Moses took the testimony and placed it in the ark, and attached the poles to the ark. He set the mercy seat on top of the ark.
He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, so that the cloud of incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, or else he will die.
The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place behind the curtain in front of the mercy seat on the ark or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you.
When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. He spoke to him that way.
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes,
and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made. And they have remained there, as the Lord commanded me.’