1 Chronicles 16:39

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“And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon”

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BSBPD

“And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that <FI>is<Fi> in Gibeon,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 16:39 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 3:4Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
  2. 1 Chronicles 12:28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
  3. 1 Chronicles 15:11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
  4. 1 Chronicles 21:29For 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,
  5. 2 Chronicles 1:3And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon because it was the location of God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
  6. 2 Chronicles 1:13So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon before the Tent of Meeting, and he reigned over Israel.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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