◄ 1 Chronicles 15:1 ►
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Good News Translation
For his own use, David built houses in David's City. He also prepared a place for God's Covenant Box and put up a tent for it.

New Revised Standard Version
David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

Contemporary English Version
David had several buildings built in Jerusalem, and he had a tent set up where the sacred chest would be kept.

New American Bible
David built houses for himself in the City of David and prepared a place for the ark of God, pitching a tent for it there.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it.

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2962 B.C.

1042
houses

2 Samuel 5:9 And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

2 Samuel 13:7,8 Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Ammon, and make him a mess. . . .

2 Samuel 14:24 But the king said: Let him return into his house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned into his house, and saw not the king's face.

and he prepared

1 Chronicles 15:3 And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 16:1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings before God.

1 Chronicles 17:1-5 Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins. . . .

Psalm 132:5 Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Acts 7:46 Who found grace before God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Context
Preparations to Move the Ark
1He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it.2Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:17
And they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it: and David offered holocausts, and peace offerings before the Lord.

1 Chronicles 6:31
These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed.

1 Chronicles 15:3
And he gathered all Israel together into Jerusalem, that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:12
And he said to them: You that are the heads of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brethren, and bring the ark of the Lord the God of Israel to the place, which is prepared for it:

1 Chronicles 16:1
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings before God.

1 Chronicles 17:1
Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.

1 Chronicles 14:17
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