And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
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Gill's Exposition
And I have set there a place for the ark,.... The most holy place:
wherein is the covenant of the Lord; the two tables of stone, on which were the covenant of the Lord, as the Targum:
which he…
Adam Clarke
Wherein is the covenant of the Lord - As it is said, Kg1 8:9, that there was nothing in the ark but the two tables of stone, consequently these are called the Covenant, i.e., a sign of the covenant;…
Here, I. Solomon encourages the priests, who came out of the temple from their ministration, much astonished at the dark cloud that overshadowed them. The disciples of Christ feared when they entered…
Cambridge Bible
the ark, whereinis the covenant of the Lord It has just been said (1Ki 8:9) that only the two tables of stone were in the ark. They must then be meant by -the covenant of the Lord," and this is borne…
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