So they brought the ark of God ,.... What is contained in these three verses is the same with 2 Samuel 6:17 , see the notes there. See Gill on 2 Samuel 6:17 . See Gill on 2 Samuel 6:18 . See Gill on 2 Samuel 6:19 . read more
He blessed the people - "He blessed the people in the name of the Word of the Lord." - T. read more
EXPOSITION These three verses rather belong to the close of the last chapter, and they carry on the parallel of 2 Samuel 6:1-23 . in its 2 Samuel 6:17-19 . read more
He blessed the people in the name of the Lord ; i.e. reverently in the Name of the Lord, and as vividly conscious of being in his presence, he pronounces blessings upon the people, and by short ejaculatory prayer and holy wish further begs for them those blessings which God only can give. In the time of David and Solomon ( 1 Kings 8:14 ) the king realized far more closely the idea of the paternal relation to the people than had ever been since the time of the patriarchs of the elder... read more
1 Chronicles 16:1-3. So they brought back the ark of God For these three verses, see notes on 2 Samuel 6:17-19. A flagon of wine A draught of wine. Hiller and Waterland. read more
The ark comes to Jerusalem (13:1-16:7)David knew that part of the reason for Israel’s previous weakness was Saul’s lack of interest in its religious life. Even the ark of the covenant, symbol of God’s presence, lay forgotten in a country house. David set out to restore the ark to its rightful place at the centre of the nation’s religious life. In bringing the ark to Jerusalem, his aim was to make Jerusalem the religious, as well as the political, centre of Israel. But his plans suffered an... read more
David. Not with his own hand, but by the priests'. offering = offering up. Hebrew. 'alah. App-43 . read more
2. he blessed the people in the name of the Lord—The king commended their zeal, supplicated the divine blessing upon them, and ordered the remains of the thank offerings which had been profusely sacrificed during the procession, to be distributed in certain proportions to every individual, that the ceremonial might terminate with appropriate festivities ( :-). read more
D. David and the Ark chs. 13-16"In the Chronicler’s eyes David’s reign consisted of two great religious phases, his movement of the ark to Jerusalem (chs. 13-16) and his preparations for the building of the temple (chs. 17-19 or at least 17-22, 28, 29). The intent of the parallelism seems to be to mark the ends of these two phases with praise and prayer that both glorified Yahweh and spelled out his relationship to his people in theological terms appropriate to the Chronicler and his... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 16:1-6
It was a glorious day when the ark of God was safely lodged in the tent David had pitched for it. That good man had his heart much upon it, could not sleep contentedly till it was done, Ps. 132:4, 5. I. The circumstances of the ark were now, 1. Better than what they had been. It had been obscure in a country town, in the fields of the wood; now it was removed to a public place, to the royal city, where all might resort to it. It had been neglected, as a despised broken vessel; now it was... read more