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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator addresses the reader during Solomon’s reign, immediately before the king and assembly travel to Gibeon to seek God. The verse explains why the sacred ark is not located at the Gibeon high place.
The words — אֲר֤וֹן ('a.Ron) = [the] ark and הֶעֱלָ֤ה (he.'e.Lah) = he had brought up. These terms record David’s prior action of transporting the ark from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem.
The thread — The event is cross-referenced in 2 Samuel 6:2, 2 Samuel 6:17, and 1 Chronicles 15:25. These passages document the same relocation of the ark of God.
Why it lands — The text states a factual reason for the ark’s absence from Gibeon, clarifying the geographical and liturgical context for Solomon’s upcoming inquiry. It requires the reader to distinguish between the established tabernacle site and the newly prepared Jerusalem location.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath–jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 6:2 And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on 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.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5 So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- Psalms 132:5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”