However, the king added, ‘He may return to his house, but he may not see my face.’ So Absalom returned to his house, but he did not see the king.
1 Chronicles 15:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition DAVID MADE for himself houses in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. American Standard Version (1901) And David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Common English Bible After he had built houses for himself in David’s City, David prepared a place for God’s chest and pitched a tent for it. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David. And built a place for the ark of God, and he set up a tent for it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it. |
However, the king added, ‘He may return to his house, but he may not see my face.’ So Absalom returned to his house, but he did not see the king.
David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way round from the supporting terraces inward.
It was reported to King David, ‘The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.’ So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.
They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence.
He said to them, ‘You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the Lord’s temple after the ark came to rest there.
Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had set up for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem,
At that time Solomon assembled at Jerusalem the elders of Israel #– #all the tribal heads, the ancestral chiefs of the Israelites #– #in order to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the city of David, that is, Zion.
He found favour in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.