1 Chronicles 15:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And pitched for it a tent - The old “tent” or “tabernacle” was still in existence at Gibeon 1 Chronicles 16:39 ; 2 Chronicles 1:3 ; but the ark had long been separated from it, and David probab...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And [David] made him houses in the (a) city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. (a) That was in Zion (2Sa_5:7,9).
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 to 1 Chronicles 16:43 . The Bringing up of the Ark to Jerusalem ( cf. 2 Samuel 6:12-20 a ). The account given by the Chronicler is much more elaborate, stress being laid on...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the ark. See notes on 1 Chronicles 13:3 and Exodus 25:22 . pitched for it. tent. Had the Tabernacle of Moses been brought to Jerusalem, difficulties would have arisen in building the Temple....
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Made him houses - One for himself, and one for the ark; in the latter was a tent,...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. David made him houses in the city of David. Through the liberality of his T...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Pitched for it a tent ] According to 1 Chronicles 16:39 the Mosaic tabernacle still existed, but the ark, since its capture by the Philistines, had not rested in it, and a new tent was now substit...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David made him houses. — Or, and he made ( i.e., finished) a palace (plural, intensive) for himself, referring back to 1 Chronicles 14:1 . Others think of fresh buildings required for h...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

DAVID 1. HIS TRIBE AND DYNASTY KING and kingdom were so bound up in ancient life that an ideal for the one implied an ideal for the other: all distinction and glory possessed by either was share...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

From this account of bringing the Ark from the house of Obed-edom into the city, it is evident that David had learned the lesson which the death of Uzzah was intended to teach. He declared that the w...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This chapter finisheth the subject of the bringing up the ark. It is performed successfully and with great joy. But Michal, his wife despiseth David for his dancing before the Ark.
1 Chronicles 15:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David made him houses in the city of David ,.... With the help of the masons and carpenters Hiram sent him, 1 Chronicles 14:1 , the royal palace is meant, with all the apartments in it, which w...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 1. And prepared a place for the ark. ] This he had done before he fetched...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David made him houses in the city of David A palace consisting of many houses or apartments for his several wives and children. And prepared a place for the ark of God He did not fetch the tabern...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Removal of the Ark. B. C. 1047. 1 And David made him houses in the city of David,...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 15 David, having prepared a place for the ark, ordereth the priests and Levites to bring it from Obed-edom, 1 Chronicles 15:1-24 . He performeth the solemnity thereof with g...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] The bulk of this chapter consists of new matter, which the writer of Chronicles found in his authorities, and regarding as important for his purpose, introduced at this point into th...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 ; 2 . 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. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites:...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 15:2 . None ought to carry the ark of God but the levites; and they were enjoined to carry it by staves, and on their shoulders. This plainly suggests the reason of God's awful disple...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And David made him houses in the city Of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God. Removal of the ark, or carrying on the work of God I. Preparation for God’s work. 1. By personal sanc...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 15:1 The contents of this verse and the following verses up to the twenty-fifth have no parallel in the Book of Samuel, and excite suggestion respecting the differen...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And David made him houses in the City of David, the various buildings belonging to the royal palace, and prepared a place for the ark of God, set aside a suitable, smooth surface, and pitched for...
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 15:3 ; 1 Chronicles 16:1 ; 1 Chronicles 17:1-5 ; 2 Samuel 13:7 ; 2 Samuel 13:8 ; 2 Samuel 14:24 ; 2 Samuel 5:9 ; Acts 7:46 ; Psalms 132:5
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Houses — A palace consisting of many houses or apartments for his several wives and children. A tent — He did not fetch the tabernacle of Moses from Gibeon, because he intended forthwith to build t...

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Chronicles 15:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 15:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Chronicles 15:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 15:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes