1 Assim, se acabou toda a obra que fez o rei Salomão para a Casa do Senhor; então, trouxe Salomão as coisas que Davi, seu pai, havia dedicado; a prata, o ouro e os utensílios, ele os pôs entre os tesouros da Casa de Deus.

2 Congregou Salomão os anciãos de Israel e todos os cabeças das tribos, os príncipes das famílias dos israelitas, em Jerusalém, para fazerem subir a arca da Aliança do Senhor, da Cidade de Davi, que é Sião, para o templo. 3 Todos os homens de Israel se congregaram junto ao rei, na ocasião da festa, que foi no sétimo mês. 4 Vieram todos os anciãos de Israel, e os levitas tomaram a arca 5 e a levaram para cima, com a tenda da congregação, e também os utensílios sagrados que nela havia; os levitas sacerdotes é que os fizeram subir. 6 O rei Salomão e toda a congregação de Israel, que se reunira a ele, estavam diante da arca, sacrificando ovelhas e bois, que, de tão numerosos, não se podiam contar. 7 Puseram os sacerdotes a arca da Aliança do Senhor no seu lugar, no santuário mais interior do templo, no Santo dos Santos, debaixo das asas dos querubins. 8 (Pois os querubins estendiam as asas sobre o lugar da arca e, do alto, cobriam a arca e os seus varais. 9 Os varais sobressaíam tanto, que suas pontas eram vistas do Santo Lugar, defronte do Santo dos Santos, porém de fora não se viam. 10 Aí estão os varais até ao dia de hoje.) Nada havia na arca senão as duas tábuas que Moisés ali pusera junto a Horebe, quando o Senhor fez aliança com os filhos de Israel, ao saírem do Egito.

11 Quando saíram os sacerdotes do santuário (porque todos os sacerdotes, que estavam presentes, se santificaram, sem respeitarem os seus turnos); 12 e quando todos os levitas que eram cantores, isto é, Asafe, Hemã, Jedutum e os filhos e irmãos deles, vestidos de linho fino, estavam de pé, para o oriente do altar, com címbalos, alaúdes e harpas, e com eles até cento e vinte sacerdotes, que tocavam as trombetas; 13 e quando em uníssono, a um tempo, tocaram as trombetas e cantaram para se fazerem ouvir, para louvarem o Senhor e render-lhe graças; e quando levantaram eles a voz com trombetas, címbalos e outros instrumentos músicos para louvarem o Senhor, porque ele é bom, porque a sua misericórdia dura para sempre, então, sucedeu que a casa, a saber, a Casa do Senhor, se encheu de uma nuvem; 14 de maneira que os sacerdotes não podiam estar ali para ministrar, por causa da nuvem, porque a glória do Senhor encheu a Casa de Deus.

1 Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of Jehovah was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of God.

2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion. 3 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month. 4 And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark; 5 and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; these did the priests the Levites bring up. 6 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. 8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 9 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is unto this day. 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses; 12 also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets); 13 it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah, saying, For he is good; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Jehovah, 14 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of God.

1 When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the LORD was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated —the silver and gold and all the furnishings —and he placed them in the treasuries of God's temple.

2 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 of the LORD's covenant from Zion, the City of David.

3 And all the Israelites came together to the king at the time of the festival in the seventh month.

4 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,

5 and they brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The Levitical priests carried them up;

6 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.

7 The priests then brought the ark 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.

8 The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles.

9 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 the two tablets 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.

12 All the Levites who were musicians —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.

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." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with the cloud,

14 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.