Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 6:11
And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses the assembly of Israel at the temple dedication, reporting the completion of the ark's placement after fulfilling the Lord's promise to David.
The words — The Hebrew verb וָאָשִׂים (va'asim) translates literally as "and I have put," paired with שָׁם (sham) for "there," emphasizing the deliberate positioning of the object in the specified location.
The thread — This declaration follows the priests' movement of the ark into the inner sanctuary (2 Chronicles 5:7), notes its contents as the two tablets from Horeb (2 Chronicles 5:10), and recalls Moses' initial placement of the Testimony inside the ark (Exodus 40:20).
Why it lands — The text records Solomon's factual statement that the covenant ark now rests in the temple, requiring the reader to track the continuity of the covenant's physical location and the fulfillment of the preceding promise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.