1 Chronicles 16:1 — They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then th… — CEV | maBible
Read 1 Chronicles 16:1 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Chronicles 16.1, 1 Chronicles 16v1, 1Ch. 16:1. They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then they offered sacrifices to please the Lord and sacrifices to ask…
1 They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then they offered sacrifices to please the Lord and sacrifices to ask his blessing.
Notes and references
sacrifices to please the Lord: These sacrifices have traditionally been called “whole burnt offerings” because the whole animal was burned on the altar. A main purpose of such sacrifices was to please the Lord with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV they are often called “sacrifices to p…
sacrifices to ask his blessing: These sacrifices have traditionally been called “peace offerings” or “offerings of well-being.” A main purpose was to ask for the Lord's blessing, and so in the CEV they are sometimes called “sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing.”