83 Bible Verses About Ark

Bible verses about Ark

Delving into scripture about the Ark, whether Noah's vessel of salvation or the Ark of the Covenant, reveals profound truths about God's character. These verses illuminate His protective power, His unwavering faithfulness to His promises, and His desire to dwell among His people. Understanding the Ark through scripture offers more than just historical knowledge; it unlocks spiritual insights into God's plan of redemption, highlighting the importance of obedience, the promise of refuge in Him, and the sacredness of His presence. By studying these verses, we gain a deeper appreciation for God's relationship with humanity and His enduring covenant of love.

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Exodus 25:14 (KJV)

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

Ark Bible Verses: Explore God's Covenant & Salvation

And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

1 Kings 8:4KJV

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

Exodus 40:3KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.

Joshua 6:6KJV

And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

2 Samuel 6:13KJV

The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

Exodus 39:35KJV

That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

Deuteronomy 31:25KJV

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

1 Kings 8:1KJV

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

Genesis 9:18KJV

And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

Exodus 37:2KJV

For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

1 Kings 8:7KJV

And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed–edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that he had.

1 Chronicles 13:14KJV

And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

1 Chronicles 13:9KJV

And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

Joshua 4:5KJV

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.

Joshua 6:8KJV

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

1 Kings 8:3KJV

The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

Exodus 31:7KJV

And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

Exodus 25:26KJV

And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

Exodus 25:21KJV

And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.

Deuteronomy 10:3KJV

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Genesis 6:15KJV

Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Psalms 132:8KJV

And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

1 Samuel 5:3KJV

And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

Exodus 37:5KJV

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Genesis 7:7KJV

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

2 Samuel 15:29KJV

And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

1 Kings 6:25KJV

And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.

1 Samuel 6:18KJV

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

Exodus 25:16KJV

Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

1 Samuel 5:10KJV

And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.

Exodus 2:3KJV

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Genesis 6:16KJV

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

Genesis 7:13KJV

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

Joshua 4:16KJV

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 7:1KJV

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.

Numbers 10:33KJV

And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 14:18KJV

For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

Joshua 4:10KJV

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2KJV

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

Exodus 27:8KJV

And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

1 Samuel 5:7KJV

And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

2 Samuel 11:11KJV

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 15:14KJV

And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

Genesis 7:15KJV

There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

Genesis 7:9KJV

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Genesis 6:14KJV

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 Kings 8:9KJV

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,

2 Chronicles 35:3KJV

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

Exodus 40:20KJV

Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

Joshua 3:11KJV

And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

2 Samuel 6:2KJV

Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

Exodus 28:16KJV

And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

1 Kings 6:19KJV

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

Exodus 25:14KJV

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:23KJV

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.

Exodus 25:10KJV

And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

2 Samuel 6:16KJV

And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

1 Chronicles 13:7KJV

And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

1 Samuel 5:4KJV

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

Exodus 25:15KJV

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

Genesis 6:18KJV

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.

Numbers 7:89KJV

And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

2 Samuel 6:17KJV

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:

Exodus 37:1KJV

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Genesis 8:4KJV

And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

1 Kings 8:5KJV

And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the Lord commanded me.

Deuteronomy 10:5KJV

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

Genesis 8:1KJV

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

Exodus 2:5KJV

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

1 Samuel 6:21KJV

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

1 Samuel 6:2KJV

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:21KJV

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Genesis 6:19KJV

And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

1 Samuel 4:22KJV

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

1 Chronicles 13:3KJV

And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed–edom, and all his household.

2 Samuel 6:11KJV

And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 28:18KJV

And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

2 Samuel 6:9KJV

And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.

Joshua 6:7KJV

The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

Exodus 35:12KJV

They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.

1 Samuel 5:8KJV

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

1 Samuel 6:3KJV

At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

Deuteronomy 10:8KJV

So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

1 Samuel 5:11KJV

From Noah's Ark to the Ark of the Covenant, the Bible's ark verses resonate with themes of divine protection, covenant faithfulness, and God's presence amidst tumultuous times. Noah's Ark illustrates God's judgment and salvation, a promise of new beginnings for those who trust in Him. The Ark of the Covenant embodies God's holy presence and serves as a tangible reminder of His covenant with Israel. These scriptures are not simply historical narratives; they are profound theological statements. Reflecting on these verses invites us to consider our own reliance on God during life's storms and to contemplate the sanctity and power of His presence. May we find solace and strength in God's promises, embracing His protection and faithfully upholding our covenant relationship with Him. Let the ark verses be a constant reminder of His unwavering love and commitment to His people.