1 Chronicles 15:1

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

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 himself houses in the City of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched for it a tent.

2 Then David said, "None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God and to minister unto Him for ever."

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

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

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