Now when the bearers of the ark of Adonai had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
1 Kings 8:5 - Tree of Life Version Now King Solomon—and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him—were with him before the ark sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be numbered or counted. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who had assembled before him were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, so many that they could not be reported or counted. American Standard Version (1901) And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. Common English Bible while King Solomon and the entire Israelite assembly that had joined him before the chest sacrificed countless sheep and oxen. Catholic Public Domain Version Then king Solomon, and the entire multitude of Israel, who had assembled before him, advanced with him before the ark. And they immolated sheep and oxen, which could not be numbered or estimated. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And king Solomon, and all the multitude of Israel, that were assembled unto him went with him before the ark. And they sacrificed sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered. |
Now when the bearers of the ark of Adonai had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
Then Jeroboam instituted a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, imitating the Festival that is in Judah. He went up to the altar that he built in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves that he had made. He installed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he made.
They brought the Ark of God and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
So Solomon went up before Adonai to the bronze altar that was at the Tent of Meeting and offered 1,000 burnt offerings on it.
How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep also suffer.