The Journeys Of The Ark Of The CovenantSample

1000 B.C.

A Song of Ascents. Lord, remember David And all his afflictions; How he swore to the Lord, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: “Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, Or go up to the comfort of my bed; I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods. Let us go into His tabernacle; Let us worship at His footstool. Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy. For Your servant David’s sake, Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed. The Lord has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: “I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body. If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.” For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: “This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed. His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.” (Ps. 132)

2 Samuel 6:12-17. After hearing that the Lord had blessed the house of Obed-Edom, King David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. This time the the Ark was transported correctly, on the shoulders of the Levite priests. David placed the Ark inside the tent which he had pitched for it in the city of David.

2 Samuel 7:1-29. David desired to build a house for the Ark of the Lord, but God would not let David build a temple for Him. God promised David that from his descendants, one of his sons would build a house (temple) for the Lord’s Name.

2 Samuel 15:25, 29. David fled from Jerusalem from his son Absalom; Zadok the priest followed David with the Ark of the Lord. David ordered Zadok to return the Ark of the Lord back into the city; Zadok and Abiathar carried the Ark of the Lord back to Jerusalem again, and there it stayed.

1 Kings 8. King Solomon built the temple of the Lord and had the Ark of the Covenant brought from the city of David to the innermost room in the temple, the Holy of Holies. There the Ark of the Lord found its resting place.

2 Chronicles 34:14-35:3. Josiah, king of Judah, heard that the law book of the Lord was found and He had the holy Ark placed back in Solomon’s temple.