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1 Kings 8:1

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

KJV

Tunc congregati sunt omnes majores natu Israël cum principibus tribuum, et duces familiarum filiorum Israël, ad regem Salomonem in Jerusalem, ut deferrent arcam fœderis Domini de civitate David, id est, de Sion.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς συνετέλεσεν Σαλωμὼν τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου καὶ τὸν οἶκον ἑαυτοῦ μετὰ εἴκοσι ἔτη, τότε ἐξεκκλησίασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν πάντας τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Σειὼν τοῦ ἐνεγκεῖν τὴν κιβωτὸν διαθήκης Κυρίου ἐκ πόλεως Δαυείδ, αὕτη ἐστὶν Σειών,

LXX

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’housesof the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.

ASV

אָ֣ז יַקְהֵ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה אֶת זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֶת כָּל רָאשֵׁ֣י הַ/מַּטּוֹת֩ נְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָ/אָב֜וֹת לִ/בְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְֽ/הַעֲל֞וֹת אֶת אֲר֧וֹן בְּרִית יְהוָ֛ה מֵ/עִ֥יר דָּוִ֖ד הִ֥יא צִיּֽוֹן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People DavidSolomon
Places Jerusalem

In the original Hebrew

23 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲר֣וֹן
'rvn
noun · 202×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָ֣ז
'z
adverb · 139×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
י
y
noun · 280×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ
yqhlv
verb · 39×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַטֵּ֣ה
mth
noun · 235×
נְשִׂיאֵ֣י
nshy'y
noun · 130×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
צִיּ֔וֹן
tsyvn
proper_noun · 147×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
shlmh
proper_noun · 280×

Typology

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 15:3 — And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
  • 1Chr 15:25 — So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
  • 2Chr 5:2 — Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of
  • 2Sam 6:12 — And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house
  • 2Sam 6:12 — And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house