1 Kings 8:1

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

8:1 1 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem 2  Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). 3 

1 Kings 15:5

15:5 He did this 4  because David had done what he approved 5  and had not disregarded any of his commandments 6  his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

1 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words at the beginning of ch. 8: “It so happened that when Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own house, after twenty years.”

2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

3 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to King Solomon [in] Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the city of David (it is Zion).”

4 tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.

5 tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

6 tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”