1 Chronicles 15:1
“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 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: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
Counter-Arguments
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Cross-References
“Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?”
“And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness.”
“And 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.”
“Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.”
“And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.”