1 Kings 8:1-3

New American Standard Bible

The Ark Brought into the Temple

8 ^(A)Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all ^(B)the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ households of the sons of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, ^(C)to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from ^(D)the city of David, that is, Zion. ² So all the men of Israel assembled themselves before King Solomon at ^(E)the feast, in the month Ethanim, that is, the seventh month. ³ Then all the elders of Israel came, and ^(F)the priests took up the ark.