1 Chronicles 15:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּֽעַשׂ־ל֥וֹ בָתִּ֖ים בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיָּ֤כֶן מָקוֹם֙ לֽ͏ַאֲר֣וֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֶּט־ל֖וֹ אֹֽהֶל׃

Transliteration

wə-yaʿas to-him battim in-ʿir David wə-yāken māqôm for-ʾărôn hā-ʾĕlōhîm wə-yet to-him ʾōhel

Grammar Details

*wə-yaʿas*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
*battim*: masculine plural construct - houses
*ʿir*: feminine singular construct - city
*David*: proper name
*wə-yāken*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he prepared
*māqôm*: masculine singular construct - place
*ʾărôn*: masculine singular construct - ark
*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*: definite article + masculine plural - the God
*wə-yet*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he spread/pitched
*ʾōhel*: masculine singular - tent

Word Meanings

*yaʿas*: made/constructed/prepared
*battim*: houses/structures/dwellings
*ʿir*: city/town
*yāken*: prepared/established/fixed
*māqôm*: place/location/site
*ʾărôn*: ark/chest/box
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
*yet*: spread/stretched/pitched
*ʾōhel*: tent/tabernacle/dwelling

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 16:1 : 1 And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
1 Chr 17:1-5 : 1 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains. 2 And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee. 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: 5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
Ps 132:5 : 5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
1 Chr 15:3 : 3 And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Sam 5:9 : 9 And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
2 Sam 13:7-8 : 7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
2 Sam 14:24 : 24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
Acts 7:46 : 46 who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Chr 1:4
86%
4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to [the place] that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
1 Chr 15:2-4
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86%
2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
4And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
1 Chr 16:1
81%
1And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 Sam 6:17
80%
17And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
1 Chr 17:1
80%
1And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
2 Sam 6:9-10
2 verses
79%
9And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?
10So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1 Chr 28:2
79%
2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
1 Chr 22:1-2
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79%
1Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.
2And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
1 Chr 15:12
78%
12and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto [the place] that I have prepared for it.
1 Chr 13:12-13
2 verses
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12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
13So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1 Chr 11:7
77%
7And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
1 Chr 15:25
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25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
1 Kgs 8:16-17
2 verses
76%
16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Chr 6:7
76%
7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
1 Kgs 6:19
76%
19And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
1 Chr 17:4-6
3 verses
75%
4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
5for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
6In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?
2 Sam 6:2
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2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Jehovah of hosts that [ sitteth] [above] the cherubim.
2 Sam 5:11-12
2 verses
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11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and {H730} cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
12And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
2 Sam 7:2
75%
2that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
1 Kgs 8:21
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21And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
2 Sam 7:5-6
2 verses
74%
5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
6for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Sam 6:15
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15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
2 Sam 15:29
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29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.
1 Chr 14:1
74%
1And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar - trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
1 Chr 13:5-6
2 verses
74%
5So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor [the brook] of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah that sitteth [above] the cherubim, [ that is called] [by the Name.]
2 Sam 6:12
74%
12And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
2 Chr 6:11
73%
11And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
2 Sam 5:9
73%
9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
1 Chr 15:27
73%
27And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song [with] the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.
Acts 7:46-47
2 verses
73%
46who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
47But Solomon built him a house.
1 Chr 22:7
72%
7And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.
2 Sam 15:25
72%
25And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:
1 Chr 28:11
72%
11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the [ place] [of the mercy-seat;]
1 Chr 15:14
72%
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
1 Chr 23:25
72%
25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
Ps 132:5
72%
5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
1 Chr 13:3
72%
3and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.
1 Chr 22:19
72%
19Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.