'With Solomon, the ark's story ends rather abruptly. Later it is thought to have been placed in the holy of holies in the Temple of Solomon, founded around 957 B.C. 132, one of the very few explicit mentions of the ark outside of Pentateuch and the historical books,' wrote Ackerman. The story of how it got there is found in 2 Sam. 'The ark ended up permanently in Jerusalem, in the innermost chamber of the temple. The Ark moved around frequently according to the Hebrew Bible, but eventually it was settled in Ancient Israel. – Why is the King James Bible so popular? – Why does Christianity have so many denominations?
