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1 Kings 8:3

1 Kings 8:3
And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And all the elders of Israel came,.... To Zion, the city of David:

and the priests took up the ark; from thence; in…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

In 2Ch 5:4, ““the Levites” took up the ark;” and by the Law the ark was the special charge of the Kohathites Num 3:31;…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 8:1-11

The temple, though richly beautified, yet while it was without the ark was like a body without a soul, or a candlestick…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

all the elders The other representative persons mentioned in 1Ki 8:1 are all no doubt to be included in this phrase.

the…