1 Kings 8:1-7

New International Version

The Ark Brought to the Temple^(A)

8 Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs^(B) of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark^(C) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.^(D) ²All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival^(E) in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.^(F)

³When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests^(G) took up the ark, ⁴and they brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting^(H) and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites^(I) carried them up, ⁵and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing^(J) so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

⁶The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant^(K) to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place,^(L) and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.^(M) ⁷The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed^(N) the ark and its carrying poles.

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1 Kings 8:9-13

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⁹There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets^(A) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

¹⁰When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud^(B) filled the temple of the Lord. ¹¹And the priests could not perform their service^(C) because of the cloud, for the glory^(D) of the Lord filled his temple.

¹²Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;^(E) ¹³I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell^(F) forever.”

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Psalm 132:6-10

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⁶We heard it in Ephrathah,^(A)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:^[a]^(B)
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place,^(C)
    let us worship at his footstool,^(D) saying,
⁸‘Arise, Lord,^(E) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
⁹May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;^(F)
    may your faithful people^(G) sing for joy.’”

¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject your anointed one.

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Footnotes

Psalm 132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)

Mark 6:53-56

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⁵³When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.^(A) ⁵⁴As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. ⁵⁵They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. ⁵⁶And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,^(B) and all who touched it were healed.