There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses had placed there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 25:21 - New Revised Standard Version You shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark; and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I shall give you. 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. |
There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses had placed there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Then he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they shouted, “Long live the king!”
As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the covenant, for safekeeping.
You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.
You shall place it in front of the curtain that is above the ark of the covenant, in front of the mercy seat that is over the covenant, where I will meet with you.
He took the covenant and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark, and set the mercy seat above the ark;
and put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the covenant, or he will die.
The Lord said to Moses: Tell your brother Aaron not to come just at any time into the sanctuary inside the curtain before the mercy seat that is upon the ark, or he will die; for I appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Place them in the tent of meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he would hear the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the covenant from between the two cherubim; thus it spoke to him.
For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
So I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark that I had made; and there they are, as the Lord commanded me.