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1 Kings 8:3-5
Expanded Bible
1 Kings 8:3-5
Expanded Bible
3 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests ·lifted [picked; took] up the Ark. 4 They ·carried [brought] the Ark of the Lord, the Meeting Tent, and the holy ·utensils [vessels; items]; the priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 King Solomon and all the ·Israelites [congregation/community/assembly of Israel] gathered before the Ark and sacrificed so many sheep and ·cattle [oxen] no one could count or number them all.
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1 Kings 8:3-5
New International Version
1 Kings 8:3-5
New International Version
3 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests(A) took up the ark, 4 and they brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting(B) and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites(C) carried them up, 5 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing(D) so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.
1 Kings 8:3-5
King James Version
1 Kings 8:3-5
King James Version
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 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.
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1 Kings 8:3-5
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1 Kings 8:3-5
New King James Version
3 So all the elders of Israel came, (A)and the priests took up the ark. 4 Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, (B)the [a]tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, (C)sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.
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1 Kings 8:3-5
English Standard Version
1 Kings 8:3-5
English Standard Version
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and (A)the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, (B)the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, (C)sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
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