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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

1 Kings 8:6

And the (c) priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims.

(c) That is, the Kohathites, (Numbers 4:5).

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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