1 Chronicles 16:1

So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of moving the ark of God to its designated location. David's representatives have completed the initial ritual transport and are concluding the first round of worship rites.

The words — וַ/יָּבִ֙יאוּ (va/yi.va'u) means "and they brought," and וַ/יַּצִּ֣יגוּ (va/yi.tzi.gu) means "and they set" or "placed." These verbs denote the physical transfer and positioning of the ark inside the tent.

The thread — The account of bringing the ark into a tent pitched by David runs through 2 Samuel 6:17 and 2 Chronicles 1:4, while 1 Chronicles 15:1 details David's prior preparation of the site. The narrative thread tracks the ark's relocation to its temporary sanctuary and the accompanying offerings.

Why it lands — The text requires noting the ark's formal placement and the immediate presentation of burnt and peace offerings before God. It asks the reader to observe the procedural completion of the transport and the worship that directly follows.

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The Hebrew words

וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙va/i.ya.Vi.'uand/ they brought אֶת־'et-<obj.>אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God וַיַּצִּ֣יגוּva/i.ya.Tzi.guand/ they set אֹת֔וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ it בְּת֣וֹךְbe./Tokhin/ [the] midst of הָאֹ֔הֶלha./'O.helthe/ tent אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich נָֽטָה־na.tah-he had pitchedל֖וֹl/ofor/ itדָּוִ֑ידda.VidDavid וַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּva/i.yak.Ri.vuand/ they brought near עֹל֥וֹתo.Lotburnt offerings וּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu./she.la.Mimand/ peace offerings לִפְנֵ֥יli/f.Nei<to>/ before הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God

King James Version

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 15:1 David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
2 Samuel 6:17 So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
2 Chronicles 1:4 Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:12 And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 5:6 There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
1 Kings 8:5 There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
Psalms 132:8 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.

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