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Closed Ark in inner sanctuary as reverent still life; text identifies two tablets within. No open-lid inspection or added jar and rod.
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1 Kings 8:9

The covenant tablets

The Ark and the Temple Dedication · 1 Kings 8

Story guide: The Ark rests closed in the inner sanctuary, while the passage names the two stone tablets inside; the lid is not opened, and no other contents are shown.

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9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed there at Horeb, where Yahweh made a covenant with the sons of Israel when they came out from the land of Egypt.

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