17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
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.
And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. …
And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-19)We have here the second attempt to bring the ark home to the city of David; and this succeeded, though the former miscarried. I. It should seem the blessing with which the house of Obed-edom was blessed for the ark’s sake was a great inducement to David to bring it forward; for when that was told him (2 Sam. 6:12) he hastened to fetch it to him. For, 1. It was an evidence that God was reconciled t…
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