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There have I set the ark, in which is the covenant of Yahweh, which he made with the children of Israel.
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The Covenant in the Ark
Commentators clarify that the 'covenant' placed in the ark refers specifically to the two stone tablets of the Law given to Moses. The ark's central purpose in the temple was to house this physical representation of God's foundational agreement with His people, Israel.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare with the parallel accounts in the books of Kings.
19th Century
Anglican
And in it I have put the ark. — And I have set there the ark, abridged from 1 Kings 8:21,
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
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