1 Chronicles 16:1
They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle 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 6:17They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
1 Kings 8:5King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.
1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 15:3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 1:4But David had brought God’s ark up from Kiriath Jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:16The children of Israel, the priests, 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 →