1 Chronicles 16:1

In the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it . So 1 Chronicles 15:1 distinctly states that David had "pitched a tent" for the ark, and evidently to be ready for its arrival. On the other hand, there is no mention of any such tent having been got in readiness in 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 . or in 2 Samuel 6:1-11 , which give the account of the attempt that disastrously failed. The expressions which are there used would rather lead to the conclusion that David's intention was to take the sacred structure into his own home ( 2 Samuel 6:9 , 2 Samuel 6:10 ; 1 Chronicles 13:12 , 1 Chronicles 13:13 ), for a while, at all events. The אֹהֶל (tent) of the original designates, when Intended strictly, a haircloth covering, resting on poles or planks ( Exodus 26:7 , Exodus 26:11 ; Exodus 36:14 , Exodus 36:19 ). The first occasion of the use of the word is found in Genesis 4:20 . The סֻכָּח (booth) was made of leaves and branches interwoven (Le 23:34, 40; 42; Deuteronomy 16:13 ). The מִשְׁכָּן (tabernacle) was the dwelling-place or pavilion, which owned to the ten inner curtains as well as the outer covering and the framework ( Exodus 25:9 ; Exodus 26:1 , Exodus 26:12-15 , etc.; Exodus 39:32 ; Exodus 40:2 , Exodus 40:29 ). The first occurrence of this word is in the first of these last-quoted references. Burnt sacrifices and peace offerings . The identical words of 2 Samuel 6:17 , 2 Samuel 6:18 , where the Authorized Version translates "burnt offerings and peace offerings." These were the two great sacrifices—the former speaking of atonement (Le 2 Samuel 1:3-9 , etc.), the latter of reconciliation effected and the enjoyment of peace (Le 2 Samuel 3:1-5 , etc.). Neither here nor in the parallel place is any mention made of the altar upon which these sacrifices were offered.