1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
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2 Samuel 6:17And they brought in the ark of LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before LORD.
1 Kings 8:5And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 1:4But the ark of God David had brought up from Kiriath-jearim to [the place] that David had prepared for it. For he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:16And the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:1
This chapter concludes that great affair of the settlement of the ark in the royal city, and with it the settlement of the public worship of God during the reign of David. Here is, I. The solemnity with which the ark was fixed, ver. 1-6 . II. The psalm David gave to be sung on this occasion, ver. 7-36 . III. The settling of the stated public worship of God in order thenceforward, ver. 37-43 . Read the whole commentary →