Bible Verses About Ark of the Covenant
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for ark of the covenant, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 528 votes, led by Hebrews 9:1-5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Ark of the Covenant
Hebrews 9:1-540 votes
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
1 Kings 8:939 votes
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 6:1938 votes
And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
Exodus 37:1-931 votes
And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
2 Samuel 6:1-2331 votes
Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
Exodus 25:2230 votes
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Revelation 11:1928 votes
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Jeremiah 3:1624 votes
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
2 Chronicles 35:320 votes
And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,
Numbers 7:8919 votes
And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.
Joshua 3:619 votes
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
Numbers 10:3317 votes
And they departed from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
Hebrews 9:417 votes
Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
Deuteronomy 10:1-516 votes
At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
1 Kings 3:1516 votes
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Exodus 25:10-2215 votes
And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
1 Samuel 3:315 votes
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
1 Kings 8:6-913 votes
And the 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.
Numbers 4:2012 votes
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
1 Samuel 4:1112 votes
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
2 Samuel 6:12-1612 votes
And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness.
Revelation 11:15-1912 votes
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Leviticus 16:211 votes
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
1 Samuel 7:111 votes
And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
Numbers 4:1910 votes
But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
What does the Bible say about ark of the covenant?
Readers most often cite Hebrews 9:1-5 on the subject of ark of the covenant. Across 528 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Kings 8:9, 1 Samuel 6:19, Exodus 37:1-9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.