1 Chronicles 16:2 (DRB)

Passage

And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings before God.

1 Chronicles 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:3 And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.

1 Chronicles 16:4 And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "offering", "holocausts", "peace", "offerings", "blessed", "people", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "offering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "So they brought the ark of God..." into verse 3's "And he divided to all and every...", so "david" and "offering" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "david" and "offering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.