16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings 4 before God.
1 tn Heb “and David again asked God.”
2 tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.
3 tn The Hebrew word translated “trees” is defined by HALOT 129 s.v. בָּכָא as “shrubs.” Some translate “balsam trees” (see BDB 113 s.v. בָּכָא), cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT.
4 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”