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1 Kings 8:3-5
New International Version
1 Kings 8:3-5
New International Version
3 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests(A) took up the ark, 4 and they brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting(B) and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites(C) carried them up, 5 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing(D) so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.
1 Kings 8:3-5
King James Version
1 Kings 8:3-5
King James Version
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 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.
5 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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1 Kings 8:3-5
English Standard Version
1 Kings 8:3-5
English Standard Version
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and (A)the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, (B)the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, (C)sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
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1 Kings 8:3-5
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 Then all the elders of Israel came, and (A)the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, (B)the tent of meeting, and all the holy utensils which were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were gathered together to him, (C)were with him before the ark, sacrificing [a]so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
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- 1 Kings 8:5 Lit sheep and oxen...numbered for multitude
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