1 Kings 8:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Lord Comes to His Temple^(A)

8 Then Solomon assembled the respected leaders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the Israelite families. They came to King Solomon in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord’s promise from the City of David (that is, Zion). ² All the people of Israel gathered around King Solomon at the Festival ⌞of Booths⌟ in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.

³ When all the leaders of Israel had arrived, the priests picked up the Lord’s ark.