1 Kings 8:2-4

Expanded Bible

² So all the Israelites ·came together with [assembled before] King Solomon during the festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.

³ When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests ·lifted [picked; took] up the Ark. ⁴ They ·carried [brought] the Ark of the Lord, the Meeting Tent, and the holy ·utensils [vessels; items]; the priests and the Levites brought them up.