1 They brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
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The first three verses form part of the narrative commenced at 1-Chronicles 15:25. Compare 2-Samuel 6:17-19, where the passage is not torn from its proper context.
So they brought the ark of God,.... What is contained in these three verses is the same with 2-Samuel 6:17, see the notes there. See Gill on 2-Samuel 6:17. See Gill on 2-Samuel 6:18. See Gill on 2-Samuel 6:19.
Though God's word and ordinances may be clouded and eclipsed for a time, they shall shine out of obscurity. This was but a tent, a humble dwelling, yet this was the tabernacle which David, in his psalms, often speaks of with so much affection. David showed himself generous to his subjects, as he had found God gracious to him. Those whose hearts are enlarged with holy joy, should show it by being open-handed.
The religious festival, and the arrangement of the sacred service before the ark of the covenant in the city of David. - This section is not found in 2nd Samuel, where the Conclusion of this whole description (1-Chronicles 16:43, Chron.) follows immediately upon the feasting of the people by the king, 1-Chronicles 16:19 and 1-Chronicles 16:20.
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