1 Chronicles 15:1

1 And David made houses for himself in the city of David and prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

1 Chronicles 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:1

And David made him houses in the city of David
With the help of the masons and carpenters Hiram sent him, ( 1 Chronicles 14:1 ) , the royal palace is meant, with all the apartments in it, which were many and large, as so great a family he had required, and with all the out houses to it necessary for his servants, and their offices:

and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent;
see ( 2 Samuel 6:17 ) .

1 Chronicles 15:1 In-Context

1 And David made houses for himself in the city of David and prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

2 Then David said, The ark of God should not be brought except by the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister unto him perpetually.

3 And David gathered all Israel together in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

4 And David assembled the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

5 of the sons of Kohath: Uriel, the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and twenty;