children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the city of David, which is Zion. 008:002 All the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 008:003 All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 008:004 They brought up the ark of Yahweh, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up. 008:005 King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. 008:006 The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. 008:007 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the poles of it above. 008:008 The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the oracle; but they were not seen outside: and there they are to this day. 008:009 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 008:010 It came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Yahweh, 008:011 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh. 008:012 Then spoke Solomon, Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 008:013 I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever. 008:014 The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood. 008:015 He said, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 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 a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. 008:017 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. 008:018 But Yahweh said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart: 008:019 nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.