“But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath–jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.”
But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem — The ark of God (אֲרוֹן־אֱלֹהִים) dwelt separately from the bronze altar at Gibeon, a unique situation acknowledged even here. David had centralized the ark's location in Jerusalem, establishing the city as the theological and political heart, yet Solomon still performs sacrifice at Gibeon where the ancient altar stands. This division suggests a transitional moment: the old tabernacle worship continues at Gibeon, while the new pole of the kingdom's sacred life gathers around Jerusalem's ark. The Chronicler is careful to note David's initiative in this reorientation, grounding Jerusalem's religious significance in Davidic action validated implicitly by God's tolerance.
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