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A. 1 Kings 7.

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and he set the sea on the right side [of the house] eastward, to40 ward the south. And Hiram made the lavers ", and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing [all] the work that he wrought for king Solomon 41 in the house of the LORD: the two pillars, and the [two] bowls of the

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doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.] And he set the sea on the right side eastward, to11 ward the south. And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon 12 in the house of God: the two pillars, and the . . bowls, and the [two] chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the 13 top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pil14 lars. [He made] also the . bases, and the lavers [made 15 he] upon the bases; . the one sea, and the twelve oxen under The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all the vessels [thereof], did Huram [his father] make for king Solomon for the house of the LORD 17. of bright brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between 18 Succoth and Zeredah. And Solomon made all these vessels in

chapiters that were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the 42 top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pil43 lars. Also the [ten] bases, and the [ten] lavers . 44. on the bases; [and] the one sea, and the twelve oxen under 45 the sea. [And] the pots also, and 16 it. the shovels, and the basons c, sc, even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of the LORD, 46 [were] of burnished a brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between 47 Succoth and Zarethan®. And Solomon left all the vessels in [very] great abundance: the weight of the brass could not be found out.

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great abundance: [for] the weight of the brass could not be found out.

And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar [also], and the tables whereon was the 20 shewbread; and the

candlesticks [with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance] .

b A. 2. B. D. A. has " below, v. 45, so that this is a copyist's error.

מזלג .B .מזרק .A •

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A. 272. B. 27.

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8 This is the only place

in Chron. in which the old Levitical word for shewbread ( on) occurs, and it is here because the passage is an extract. In the six other places in which shewbread is referred to in Chron. it is properly Row-bread (y), as in Neh. 10. 33.

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Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto [king Solomon in] Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, [in the month Ethanim ",] which was the 3 seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came, and the 4 priests b took up the ark. And

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B. 2 Chron. 5.

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The name of the month omitted by B., here as in the case of the month Ziv (§ 18). b The variation here is noteworthy. Note B.'s omission

of 'and' in the next verse.

A. 1 Kings 8.

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they brought up the ark [of the LORD, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; [even] these did the priests [and] the Levites bring 5 up. 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.

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And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the 7 cherubim. For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and 8 the staves thereof above. And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy-place before the oracle; but they were not seen without : and there they are unto this day. 9 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.

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And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the 8 cherubim. For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and 9 the staves thereof above. And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle ; but they were not seen without : and there they are, unto this day. 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables

And it came to pass, when the 11 priests were come out of the holy place,

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And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, [for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their 12 courses; also the Levites which were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with 13 trumpets: it came even to pass,

The LXX reads Holy-Place in both texts.

d Although this was no doubt the case when A. was written it was not so when B. was completed; but the extract was carried on without alteration.

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A. 1 Kings 8. (Continued.)

that the cloud filled the house 11 of the LORD, SO that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

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Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in 13 the thick darkness. I have [surely] built thee an house of habitation, a place for thee to 14 dwell in for ever. And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD,

the God of Israel, which spake Iwith his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand 16 fulfilled it, saying, 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 there';

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but I chose David to be over 17 my people Israel. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of 18 the LORD, the God of Israel. But

the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was 19 in thine heart: nevertheless thou

shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the 20 house for my name. And the

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B. 2 Chron. 5, 6.
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when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever:] that the house was filled with a cloud, 14 even the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

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Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in 2 the thick darkness. [But] I have built thee an house of habitation, [and] a place for thee to 3 dwell in for ever. And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands 5 fulfilled it, saying, Since the day that I brought forth my people

out of [the land of] Egypt,

I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be there; [neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel: 6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there ;] and have chosen David to be over 7 my people Israel. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of 8 the LORD, the God of Israel. But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was 9 in thine heart: nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the 10 house for my name. And the

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A. 1 Kings 8.
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And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands

toward heaven: and he said, O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven [above], or оп earth [beneath]; who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee with all 24 their heart: who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine 25 hand, as it is this day. Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man

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B. 2 Chron. 6.

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And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, 13 and spread forth his hands: [for Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth 14 his hands] toward heaven and he said, O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in [the] heaven, or in the earth; who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee with all 15 their heart: who hast kept with

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thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him : yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine 16 hand, as it is this day. Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man

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