1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
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2 Samuel 6:17And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it. And David offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
1 Kings 8:5And king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel that were assembled to him, [who were] with him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which 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 to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 1:4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the [place] that David had prepared for it; for he had spread a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:16And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children 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 →