1 Chronicles 15:1 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →David builds his own dwellings in Jerusalem and prepares a tent to receive the ark of God.
What Does 1 Chronicles 15:1 Mean?
After an earlier attempt to move the ark ended in disaster, David settles into his new capital, the city of David, and turns his attention back to the ark. He readies a place for it and pitches a tent to house the presence of God among his people.
Notice the order of David's care: he prepares a place for God before he is at ease himself. The God who would later dwell with us in flesh is here welcomed under a humble tent, teaching that the Lord delights to make His home among those who prepare room for Him.
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What does 1 Chronicles 15:1 mean?
David builds his own dwellings in Jerusalem and prepares a tent to receive the ark of God.