1 Chronicles 15:1

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

1 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, ^aand pitched a tent for it.

2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ^aark of God but the Levites, for ^bthe Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”

3 And David ^agathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.

4 Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:

5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his¹ brethren;

Commentaries:

Matthew Henry

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1 Chronicles 15:1-29

Preparations for the removal of the ark. (1-24) The removal of the ark. (25-29)

Verses 1-24 Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct, as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had been done amiss, nor to lay the blame on others; but he owns himself guilty, with others, of not seeking God in due order

Verses 25-29 It is good to notice the assistance of Divine Providence, even in things which fall within the compass of our natural powers; if God did not help us, we could not stir a step. If we do our religious duties in any degree aright, we must own it was God that helped us; had we been left to ourselves, we should have been guilty of some fatal errors. And every thing in which we engage, must be done in dependence on the mercy of God through the sacrifice of the Redeemer.

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