1 Chronicles 16:39

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and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the tent of Yahweh in the high place that was at Gibeon,

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Gibeon was a prominent city in Canaan, the land God gave Israel, located northwest of Jerusalem. In this passage, David leaves Zadok and the priests at Gibeon, where the tabernacle and bronze altar remained, so Israel’s prescribed worship could continue.

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1 Chronicles 16:39 mentions Canaan and Gibeon.