1 Chronicles 16 — Overview

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

This chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his city, 1Ch 16:1 who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1Ch 16:4 and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1Ch 16:7 and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:37.

Ver. 1-3. So they brought the ark of God,.... What is contained in these three verses is the same with 2Sa 6:17, see the notes there. See Gill on "2Sa 6:17".See Gill on "2Sa 6:18".

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