KJV King James Version
For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, [were] at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 21:29
For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, [were] at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
WEB World English Bible
For the tabernacle of Yahweh, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
ASV American Standard Version
For the tabernacle of Jehovah, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt-offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the tabernacle of Jehovah that Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt-offering, are at that time in a high place, in Gibeon;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 21
26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, [were] at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמִשְׁכַּ֣ןH4908 · mish.kantabernacleיְ֠הוָהH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichעָשָׂ֨הH6213 · a.sahto make: doמֹשֶׁ֧הH4872 · mo.shehMosesבַמִּדְבָּ֛רH4057 · mid.barmouthוּמִזְבַּ֥חH4196 · miz.be.achaltarהָעוֹלָ֖הH5930 · o.lahburnt offeringבָּעֵ֣תH6256 · ettimeהַהִ֑יאH1931 · huhe/she/itבַּבָּמָ֖הH1116 · ba.mahhigh placeבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃H1391 · giv.onGibeon
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 16:39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that [was] at Gibeon,2 Chronicles 1:13Then Solomon came [from his journey] to the high place that [was] at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.2 Chronicles 1:3So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that [was] at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.Exodus 40:1-38And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,1 Kings 3:4-15And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that [was] the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:29
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →