1 Chronicles 16:1

A Tent for the Ark

1 And they brought in the ark of God and ¹placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

1 Chronicles 16:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1-3. So they brought the ark of God
What is contained1 Chronicles 16:2

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 16:1).

1 Chronicles 16:1 In-Context

1 And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD .

3 He distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.

4 He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD , even to celebrate and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 15:1