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Acabada toda la obra que hizo Salomón para la casa de Jehová, metió Salomón las cosas que David su padre había dedicado;(A) y puso la plata, y el oro, y todos los utensilios, en los tesoros de la casa de Dios.

Salomón traslada el arca al templo

(1 R. 8.1-11)

Entonces Salomón reunió en Jerusalén a los ancianos de Israel y a todos los príncipes de las tribus, los jefes de las familias de los hijos de Israel, para que trajesen el arca del pacto de Jehová de la ciudad de David,(B) que es Sion. Y se congregaron con el rey todos los varones de Israel, para la fiesta solemne del mes séptimo. Vinieron, pues, todos los ancianos de Israel, y los levitas tomaron el arca; y llevaron el arca, y el tabernáculo de reunión, y todos los utensilios del santuario que estaban en el tabernáculo; los sacerdotes y los levitas los llevaron. Y el rey Salomón, y toda la congregación de Israel que se había reunido con él delante del arca, sacrificaron ovejas y bueyes, que por ser tantos no se pudieron contar ni numerar. Y los sacerdotes metieron el arca del pacto de Jehová en su lugar, en el santuario de la casa, en el lugar santísimo, bajo las alas de los querubines; pues los querubines extendían las alas sobre el lugar del arca, y los querubines cubrían por encima así el arca como sus barras. E hicieron salir las barras, de modo que se viesen las cabezas de las barras del arca delante del lugar santísimo, mas no se veían desde fuera; y allí están hasta hoy. 10 En el arca no había más que las dos tablas que Moisés había puesto en Horeb,(C) con las cuales Jehová había hecho pacto con los hijos de Israel, cuando salieron de Egipto. 11 Y cuando los sacerdotes salieron del santuario (porque todos los sacerdotes que se hallaron habían sido santificados, y no guardaban sus turnos; 12 y los levitas cantores, todos los de Asaf, los de Hemán y los de Jedutún, juntamente con sus hijos y sus hermanos, vestidos de lino fino, estaban con címbalos y salterios y arpas al oriente del altar; y con ellos ciento veinte sacerdotes que tocaban trompetas), 13 cuando sonaban, pues, las trompetas, y cantaban todos a una, para alabar y dar gracias a Jehová, y a medida que alzaban la voz con trompetas y címbalos y otros instrumentos de música, y alababan a Jehová, diciendo: Porque él es bueno, porque su misericordia es para siempre;(D) entonces la casa se llenó de una nube, la casa de Jehová. 14 Y no podían los sacerdotes estar allí para ministrar, por causa de la nube; porque la gloria de Jehová había llenado la casa de Dios.(E)

Then all the work Solomon had done for the Temple of the Lord was finished. He brought in everything his father David had given for the Temple. He brought in all the silver and gold and all the furniture. And he put everything in the treasuries of God’s Temple.

The Ark of the Covenant Is Carried into the Temple

Then Solomon called for all the elders of Israel. He asked them to come to him in Jerusalem. He called for all the older leaders, the heads of the tribes and the leaders of the families. He wanted them to bring the Ark of the Covenant with the Lord from the older part of the city. All the men of Israel came together with King Solomon. This was during the festival that was held in the seventh month.

All the elders of Israel arrived. Then the Levites picked up the Ark of the Covenant. The priests and the Levites carried the Ark of the Covenant. They also carried the Meeting Tent and the holy things in it. King Solomon and all the Israelites met in front of the Ark of the Covenant. They sacrificed so many sheep and bulls no one could count them.

Then the priests put the Ark of the Covenant with the Lord in its place. This was inside the Most Holy Place in the Temple. They put it under the wings of the gold creatures. The wings of the creatures were spread out over the place for the Ark of the Covenant. They covered it and its carrying poles. The carrying poles were very long. Anyone standing in the Holy Place in front of the Most Holy Place could see the ends of the poles. But no one could see the poles from outside the Holy Place. The poles are still there today. 10 The only things inside the Ark of the Covenant were two stone tablets.[a] Moses had put them in the Ark of the Covenant at Mount Sinai. That was where the Lord made an agreement with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

11 Then all the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests from each group made themselves ready to serve the Lord. 12 All the Levite musicians stood on the east side of the altar. They were Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and all their sons and relatives. They were dressed in white linen and played cymbals, lyres and harps. With them were 120 priests who blew trumpets. 13 Those who blew the trumpets and those who sang together sounded like one person. They praised and thanked the Lord. They sang as they played their trumpets, cymbals and other instruments. They praised the Lord with this song:

“The Lord is good.
    His love continues forever.”

Then the Temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud. 14 The priests could not continue their work because of the cloud. This was because the Lord’s glory filled the Temple of God.

Footnotes

  1. 5:10 stone tablets They were the two stone tablets on which God wrote the Ten Commandments.

When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished,(A) he brought in the things his father David had dedicated(B)—the silver and gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of God’s temple.

The Ark Brought to the Temple(C)

Then Solomon summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark(D) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David. And all the Israelites(E) came together to the king at the time of the festival in the seventh month.

When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, and they brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The Levitical priests(F) carried them up; and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

The priests then brought the ark(G) of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. The cherubim(H) spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. These poles were so long that their ends, extending from the ark, could be seen from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today. 10 There was nothing in the ark except(I) the two tablets(J) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

11 The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.(K) 12 All the Levites who were musicians(L)—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.(M) 13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:

“He is good;
    his love endures forever.”(N)

Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,(O) 14 and the priests could not perform(P) their service because of the cloud,(Q) for the glory(R) of the Lord filled the temple of God.