I have made a place in the temple for the Holy Box. [112] Inside that Holy Box is the Agreement that the Lord made with our ancestors. The Lord made that Agreement when he brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
2 Chronicles 6:11 - Easy To Read Version I have put the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [95]} in the temple. The Box of the Agreement is where the Lord’s Agreement is kept. The Lord made this Agreement with the people of Israel.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In it have I put the ark [the symbol of His presence], in which is the covenant of the Lord [the Ten Commandments] which He made with the people of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel. Common English Bible There I’ve placed the chest that contains the covenant that the LORD made with the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version And I have placed in it the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he formed with the sons of Israel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I have put in it the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the children of Israel. |
I have made a place in the temple for the Holy Box. [112] Inside that Holy Box is the Agreement that the Lord made with our ancestors. The Lord made that Agreement when he brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
The only thing inside the Holy Box were the two tablets. These were the two tablets that Moses put in the Holy Box at the place called Horeb. Horeb was the place that the Lord made his Agreement with the people of Israel after they came out of Egypt.
There was nothing in the Box of the Agreement except the two tablets. {\cf2\super [84]} Moses had put those two tablets in the Box of the Agreement at Mount Horeb. Horeb was the place where the Lord made an Agreement with the people of Israel. That happened after the people of Israel came out of Egypt.
Then the priests brought the Box of the Lord’s Agreement to the place that was made ready for it. That place was the Most Holy Place {\cf2\super [81]} inside the temple. {\cf2\super [82]} The Box of the Agreement was put under the wings of the Cherub angels. {\cf2\super [83]}
Now, the Lord has done what he said he would do. I am the new king in my father’s place. David was my father. Now I am Israel’s king. That is what the Lord promised. And I have built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. {\cf2\super [96]} He was standing in front of all the people of Israel who were gathered together. Then Solomon spread his hands and arms out.
\{God says,\}\par “My followers,\par gather around me.\par Come my worshipers,\par we made an agreement with each other.”\par
Moses took the Agreement [494] and put it in the Holy Box. Moses put the poles on the Box. Then he put the cover [495] on the Box.
In the Most Holy Place was a golden altar {\cf2\super [94]} for burning incense. {\cf2\super [95]} And also there was the Holy Box of the Agreement. {\cf2\super [96]} The box was covered with gold. Inside this box was a golden jar of manna {\cf2\super [97]} and Aaron’s rod (stick)—the rod that once grew leaves. Also in the box were the flat rocks \{with the Ten Commandments\} of the old agreement \{written on them\}.