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1 Chronicles 15:1 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 15 · verse 1
And David made him 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 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 15:1 in context
1And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2Then 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.
3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preparedkûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- pitchednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- housesbayitha houseH1004 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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Preparation is here made for the bringing of the ark home to the city of David from the house of Obed-edom. It is here owned that in the former attempt, though it was a very good work and in it they sought God, yet they sought him, not after the due order, Ch1 15:13. "We did not go about our work considerately;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-24