1 Chronicles 16:39

39 [David left] Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon

1 Chronicles 16:39 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 16:39

And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests
These he left, having appointed them

to be before the tabernacle of the Lord, in the high place that was at
Gibeon;
namely, the tabernacle of Moses, which was removed from Nob thither in the days of Saul, and continued there to the times of Solomon, ( 1 Chronicles 21:28 ) ( 1 Kings 3:4 ) ( 8:4 ) .

1 Chronicles 16:39 In-Context

37 So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the Lord's covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.
38 [He also left] Obed-edom and his 68 relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.
39 [David left] Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon
40 to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the Lord, which He had commanded Israel to keep.
41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord-for His faithful love endures forever.
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