Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Then Saul said to Ahijah: Bring the Ark of God here. At that time it was with the Israelites.

The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer blew trumpets in front of God's Ark. Obed Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

At once Jehovah God became angry with Uzzah. He killed him because of his irreverence. Uzzah died there beside the Ark of the Covenant.

The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.

The Ark of the Covenant was captured. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

The messenger answered: Israel ran away from the Philistines. It was a great slaughter and a terrible defeat for us! Besides that, your sons Hophni and Phinehas were killed, and God's Ark of the Covenant was captured!

Israel's glory is gone because the Ark of God has been captured: she said.

They answered: If you return the Ark of the Covenant of the God of Israel, you must send with it a gift (guilt offering) to him to pay for your sin. The Ark must not go back without a gift. In this way you will be healed. You will find out why he continues to punish you.

The king said to the prophet Nathan: I live in a house built of cedar. Yet the Ark of God is kept in a tent!

The king said to Zadok: Take the Ark of the Covenant back to the city. If Jehovah is pleased with me he will let me come back to see it and the place where it stays.

David was afraid of God that day and asked: How can I ever bring the Ark of God to me?

David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David. Then he prepared a place for God's Ark and pitched a tent for it. David insisted that only the Levites carry God's Ark because Jehovah had chosen them to carry his Ark and to serve him from generation to generation.

The Levites carried God's Ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to Jehovah's instructions.

The men carrying the ark set it inside the tent David had put up for it. They presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God's presence.


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.

The king said to the prophet Nathan: I live in a house built of cedar. Yet the Ark of God is kept in a tent!

Hang up the veil under the clasps. Bring in the Ark of the Covenant there within the veil. The veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.

Then he brought the ark into the tent and hung the canopy over it to mark off where the ark was. Moses followed Jehovah's instructions.

A tabernacle was set up. The first room was called the Holy Place. It contained the lamp stand and table and the consecrated bread. Beyond the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place. It had a golden incense burner. The Ark of the Covenant was completely covered with gold. It contained the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant.


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.


The voice of Jehovah makes the deer to calve and strips the forests bare. In His temple everything says: Glory!


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.

Two men went to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.


Woe to you, you blind guides! You say, 'When you swear by the temple, it is nothing.' Then you say, 'When you swear by the gold of the temple, you are obligated.'

Behold, I send my messenger! He will prepare the way before me. Seek Jehovah! He will suddenly come to his Temple along with the messenger of the covenant. He is one you desire, behold, he comes, said Jehovah of Hosts.

So after they finished eating and drinking in Shiloh Hannah got up. The priest Eli sat by the pillars near the door in the Temple of Jehovah.

He gave the officers the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and had been kept in the Temple.

Queen Athaliah heard the noise being made by the guards and the people. She hurried to the Temple, where the crowd had gathered.

News came to the enemies of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

But as for me, by your abundant loving kindness I will enter your house. At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence of you.


We have thought about (considered) (compared) your loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of your Temple.

Kings will bring you gifts because of your temple high above Jerusalem.


They continued blessing God in the Temple.


When the boy Samuel was serving Jehovah under the direction of Eli, there were very few messages from Jehovah. Visions from him were rare. Eli was lying down in his usual place. His eyes became dim and he could not see. The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was. read more.
Jehovah called Samuel. He answered: Here am I. He ran to Eli and said: Here I am. You called me? I did not call you, Eli replied. Go back to bed. So Samuel went back to bed. Jehovah called Samuel again. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said: Here I am. You called me. Eli responded: I did not call you, son. Go back to bed. Samuel had no experience with Jehovah, because the word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him. Jehovah called Samuel a third time. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said: Here I am. You called me! Eli realized (discerned) that Jehovah was calling the boy. Go, lie down, Eli told Samuel. When he calls you, say: Speak Jehovah I am listening. So Samuel went back to bed in his room. Jehovah came and stood there. He called as he had called the other times: Samuel! Samuel! Samuel replied: Speak! Your servant is listening. Jehovah said to Samuel: I will do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears it tingle. On that day I am going to do to Eli and his family everything I said from beginning to end. I told him I would hand down a long lasting judgment against his household because he knew about his sons' sin. They were cursing God but he did not restrain them. I have taken an oath concerning Eli's family line. No offering or sacrifice will ever be able to make peace for the sins that Eli's family committed. Samuel remained in bed until morning. Then he opened the doors of Jehovah's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. Eli called Samuel and said: Samuel, my son. Here I am, he responded. What did Jehovah tell you? He asked. Please do not hide it from me. May God strike you dead if you hide anything he told you from me. Then Samuel told Eli everything. Eli replied: He is Jehovah! He will do what he thinks is right.


When the boy Samuel was serving Jehovah under the direction of Eli, there were very few messages from Jehovah. Visions from him were rare. Eli was lying down in his usual place. His eyes became dim and he could not see. The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was. read more.
Jehovah called Samuel. He answered: Here am I. He ran to Eli and said: Here I am. You called me? I did not call you, Eli replied. Go back to bed. So Samuel went back to bed. Jehovah called Samuel again. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said: Here I am. You called me. Eli responded: I did not call you, son. Go back to bed. Samuel had no experience with Jehovah, because the word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him. Jehovah called Samuel a third time. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said: Here I am. You called me! Eli realized (discerned) that Jehovah was calling the boy. Go, lie down, Eli told Samuel. When he calls you, say: Speak Jehovah I am listening. So Samuel went back to bed in his room. Jehovah came and stood there. He called as he had called the other times: Samuel! Samuel! Samuel replied: Speak! Your servant is listening. Jehovah said to Samuel: I will do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears it tingle. On that day I am going to do to Eli and his family everything I said from beginning to end. I told him I would hand down a long lasting judgment against his household because he knew about his sons' sin. They were cursing God but he did not restrain them. I have taken an oath concerning Eli's family line. No offering or sacrifice will ever be able to make peace for the sins that Eli's family committed. Samuel remained in bed until morning. Then he opened the doors of Jehovah's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. Eli called Samuel and said: Samuel, my son. Here I am, he responded. What did Jehovah tell you? He asked. Please do not hide it from me. May God strike you dead if you hide anything he told you from me. Then Samuel told Eli everything. Eli replied: He is Jehovah! He will do what he thinks is right.


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.

So after they finished eating and drinking in Shiloh Hannah got up. The priest Eli sat by the pillars near the door in the Temple of Jehovah.


The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was.

So after they finished eating and drinking in Shiloh Hannah got up. The priest Eli sat by the pillars near the door in the Temple of Jehovah.


Eli was lying down in his usual place. His eyes became dim and he could not see. The lamp of God went out in the Temple of Jehovah. Samuel was lying down where the Ark of God was. Jehovah called Samuel. He answered: Here am I. read more.
He ran to Eli and said: Here I am. You called me? I did not call you, Eli replied. Go back to bed. So Samuel went back to bed. Jehovah called Samuel again. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said: Here I am. You called me. Eli responded: I did not call you, son. Go back to bed. Samuel had no experience with Jehovah, because the word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him. Jehovah called Samuel a third time. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said: Here I am. You called me! Eli realized (discerned) that Jehovah was calling the boy. Go, lie down, Eli told Samuel. When he calls you, say: Speak Jehovah I am listening. So Samuel went back to bed in his room. Jehovah came and stood there. He called as he had called the other times: Samuel! Samuel! Samuel replied: Speak! Your servant is listening. Jehovah said to Samuel: I will do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears it tingle. On that day I am going to do to Eli and his family everything I said from beginning to end. I told him I would hand down a long lasting judgment against his household because he knew about his sons' sin. They were cursing God but he did not restrain them. I have taken an oath concerning Eli's family line. No offering or sacrifice will ever be able to make peace for the sins that Eli's family committed. Samuel remained in bed until morning. Then he opened the doors of Jehovah's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.