1 Chronicles 15:1

David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.

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WEBBE

David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.

BSB

David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · 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

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.