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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 16:1

They brought the Ark of God and put it inside the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Tabernacle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ark;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tent;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Ark of the Covenant;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jerusalem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Altar;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Tabernacle;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
New English Translation
They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
Amplified Bible
So they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
New American Standard Bible
And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
World English Bible
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they brought in the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they brought burnt offerings and peace offerings near before God.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then they offered sacrifices to please the Lord and sacrifices to ask his blessing.
Complete Jewish Bible
They brought the ark of God in and put it in the tent that David had set up for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
Darby Translation
And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Levites brought God's Holy Box and put it inside the tent David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to God.
George Lamsa Translation
So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place in the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the ark of the LORD.
Good News Translation
They took the Covenant Box to the tent which David had prepared for it and put it inside. Then they offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to God.
Lexham English Bible
And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
Literal Translation
And they brought in the ark of God, and set it down in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha they brought in the Arke of God, they set it in ye Tabernacle, that Dauid had pitched for it, and offred burntofferynges & thankofferynges before God.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Bible in Basic English
Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So they brought in the arke of God, and set it in the middest of the tent that Dauid pitched for it: And they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offringes before God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And 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.
King James Version (1611)
So they brought the Arke of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that Dauid had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices, and peace offerings before God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they offered whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
English Revised Version
And 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei brouyten the arke of God, and settiden it in the myddis of the tabernacle, that Dauid hadde araied therto; and thei offriden brent sacrifices and pesible sacrifices bifor the Lord.
Update Bible Version
And 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
2 Samuel 6:17-19">[xr] So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
New Living Translation
They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God.
New Life Bible
They brought the special box of God, and put it inside the tent David had set up for it. Then they gave burnt gifts and peace gifts to God.
New Revised Standard
They brought in the ark of God, and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and offerings of well-being before God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they brought in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it, - and they brought near ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
And they brought the ark of God, and set it inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
Young's Literal Translation
And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;
THE MESSAGE
They brought the Chest of God and placed it right in the center of the tent that David had pitched for it; then they worshiped by presenting burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. When David had completed the offerings of worship, he blessed the people in the name of God . Then he passed around to every one there, men and women alike, a loaf of bread, a slice of barbecue, and a raisin cake.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Contextual Overview

1 They brought the Ark of God and put it inside the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to God. 2 When David had finished giving the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord . 3 He gave a loaf of bread, some dates, and raisins to every Israelite man and woman. 4 Then David appointed some of the Levites to serve before the Ark of the Lord . They had the job of leading the worship and giving thanks and praising the Lord , the God of Israel. 5 Asaph, who played the cymbals, was the leader. Zechariah was second to him. The other Levites were Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They played the lyres and harps. 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel were priests who blew the trumpets regularly before the Ark of the Agreement with God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they brought: 2 Samuel 6:17-19, 1 Kings 8:6, 2 Chronicles 5:7

in the midst: 1 Chronicles 15:1, 1 Chronicles 15:12, 2 Chronicles 1:4, Psalms 132:8

they offered: 1 Kings 8:5, 2 Chronicles 5:6, Ezra 6:16-18

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:2 - curtains 1 Kings 3:15 - before 1 Kings 8:1 - out of the city 1 Chronicles 6:31 - after that 1 Chronicles 6:38 - Izhar 1 Chronicles 17:1 - under curtains 2 Chronicles 5:2 - out Ezra 6:17 - offered Psalms 42:4 - for I Psalms 43:3 - tabernacles Psalms 66:15 - I will offer Ecclesiastes 9:7 - eat Malachi 3:4 - as

Cross-References

Genesis 11:30
Sarai was not able to have children.
Genesis 12:16
the king was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was her brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the Lord has not allowed me to have children, so have sexual relations with my slave girl. If she has a child, maybe I can have my own family through her." Abram did what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:3
It was after he had lived ten years in Canaan that Sarai gave Hagar to her husband Abram. (Hagar was her slave girl from Egypt.)
Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Go home to your mistress and obey her."
Genesis 16:10
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Don't be troubled about the boy and the slave woman. Do whatever Sarah tells you. The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.
Genesis 21:21
He lived in the Desert of Paran, and his mother found a wife for him in Egypt.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac's wife could not have children, so Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant.
Judges 13:2
There was a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan, who lived in the city of Zorah. He had a wife, but she could not have children.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 1-3. 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. 2 Samuel 6:17- :.

2 Samuel 6:17- :.

2 Samuel 6:17- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XVI

David brings the ark into its tent; and offers sacrifices,

peace-offerings, and burnt-offerings, 1, 2;

and gives portions to the people of Israel, 3.

He appoints proper ministers and officers for the ark, 4-6.

He delivers a solemn thanksgiving on the occasion, 7-36.

How the different officers served at the ark, 37-42.

The people return home, 43.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVI


 
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