1 Kings 8:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the tabernacle of the congregation That made by Moses, which doubtless before this time had been removed from Gibeon to Zion. And all the holy vessels Namely, the altar of incense, the table of show- bread, the candlestick, and every thing belonging to them; all these were now carried into the temple, and laid up there, to prevent all idolatrous and superstitious use of them, and to oblige the people to come up to Jerusalem, as the only place where sacrifices were now to be offered, and the various ceremonies of public worship performed.