11:008:002 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 11:008:003 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 11:008:004 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. 11:008:005 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. 11:008:006 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. 11:008:007 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 11:008:008 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. 11:008:009 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 11:008:010 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11:008:011 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. 11:008:012 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 11:008:013 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. 11:008:014 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) 11:008:015 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 11:008:016 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. 11:008:017 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 11:008:018 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.