1 Kings 8:9 meaning and explanation

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 8:9, Berean Standard Bible

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At the dedication of the temple, the priests carry the ark into the Most Holy Place. Verse 9 pauses to note its contents: only the two stone tablets from Horeb, another name for Sinai, where the LORD made his covenant with Israel after the exodus from Egypt.

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