2 Chronicles 5:5-8

5:5 The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, 1  and all the holy items in the tent. 2  5:6 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. 3 

5:7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned 4  place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs. 5:8 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. 5 

1 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

sn See Exod 33:7-11.

2 tn Heb “and they carried the ark of the Lord…. The priests and the Levites carried them.”

3 tn Heb “And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel, those who had been gathered to him, [were] before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle which could not be counted or numbered because of the abundance.”

4 tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

5 sn These poles were used to carry the ark. The Levites were to carry it with the poles on their shoulders. See Exod 25:13-15; 1 Chr 15:15.