1 Kings 8:9
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“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.”1 Kings 8:9
What Does 1 Kings 8:9 Mean?
1 Kings 8:9 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 8, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 8:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 25:21“And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.”Hebrews 9:4“Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;”Exodus 25:16“And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.”Exodus 40:20“And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:”1 Kings 8:21“And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”Deuteronomy 10:2“And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.”Exodus 34:27“And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.”Deuteronomy 4:13“And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.”2 Chronicles 5:10“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.”2 Chronicles 7:1“Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.”Exodus 13:21“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:”Exodus 14:24“And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,”Exodus 16:10“And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.”Exodus 16:33“And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.”Exodus 16:34“As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.”Exodus 24:7“And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.”Exodus 24:16“And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”Exodus 40:34“Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”Leviticus 16:2“And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.”Numbers 9:15“And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.”
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