2 Chronicles 6:11

Translations

Modern

And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”

Traditional

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.

Literal

And I have put there the ark, in which there is the covenant of YHWH, which He cut with the sons of Israel.”

Latin

Et posui in ea arcam in qua est pactum Domini quod pepigit cum filiis Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”

Notes

2 Chronicles 6:10–11

The Chronicler combines the Sinai covenant, symbolized by the ark, with the Jerusalem temple and the Davidic dynasty. He does not mention Israel’s exodus from Egypt, only hinting at it through the ark. Under Solomon and David, God's covenant with Israel shaped the community's relationship with God during the Chronicler's time.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon God’s Name on His Temple Seeking the Lord The Tabernacle

Related verses

2 Chronicles 5:10
There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
2 Chronicles 5:7
Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Exodus 40:20
Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
Hebrews 9:4
…containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
1 Kings 8:21
And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
1 Kings 8:9
There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.

Parallels

1 Kings 8:12–21

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy

Topics

David: King of Israel: Prophecies Concerning Him and his Kingdom God: Faithfulness of Public Prayer: Solomon the First Temple: Solemnly Dedicated to God by Solomon

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