Text: 1 Chronicles 15:1
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 12:14
Subject: Place for the ark (C) (* see place network)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: David's preparation of a place for the ark (1 Chr 15:1) echoes Deuteronomy 12:14's command to offer sacrifices "only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories." The Chronicler portrays David's selection of Jerusalem as the realization of the Deuteronomic centralization principle: worship must occur at the divinely chosen site, not at arbitrary locations. This connection validates Jerusalem's cultic status for the post-exilic community by tracing its election back through David to Mosaic law.