![Judah map after Jewish exile in Babylon (Iraq) in the 500s-400s BC Judah map after Jewish exile in Babylon (Iraq) in the 500s-400s BC](https://www.casualenglishbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/09-1-Chronicles-9-Judah-400s-BC-copyright-Stephen-M-Miller-1000-px-700x700.jpg?v=1674007005)
Judah after Jewish exile in Babylon
Israel after the Exile in what is now Iraq
Scenes in Malachi, after the Jewish exile from their homeland, probably took place in the Persian province of Yehud, which is translated Judah or Judea. It was…David’s 2 holy tents
![Illustrated map of David's two holy tents, one in Gibeon and another in Jerusalem with the Ark of the Covenant. For The Casual English Bible. Illustrated map of David's two holy tents, one in Gibeon and another in Jerusalem with the Ark of the Covenant. For The Casual English Bible.](https://www.casualenglishbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/15-1-Chronicles-city-of-David-by-Leonardo-Gurevich-copyright-stephen-m-miller-1000-px-ver-2.jpg?v=1717192988)
David's 2 holy tents
King David's 2 holy tents
One in Gibeon, another in Jerusalem
King David maintained two holy tents instead of just the one inherited from the time of Moses, centuries earlier. Israel sacrificed to…Dancing King David at Ark of Covenant
![King David dances before the Ark of the Covenant chest that held the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments. For the Casual English Bible. King David dances before the Ark of the Covenant chest that held the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments. For the Casual English Bible.](https://www.casualenglishbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/13-1-Chronicles-James-Tissot-26529-david-dancing-before-the-ark-1000px.jpg?v=1717192986)
Dancing King David at Ark of Covenant
Dancing King David
Celebrating the arrival of Ten Commandments
King David danced in the streets as priests carried into Jerusalem the Ark of the Covenant, Israel's most sacred relica—a chest that…King Saul’s neighborhood, Gibeah
![3d map of King Saul's home of Gibeah and surrounding towns. Casual English Bible map by Stephen M. Miller. 3d map of King Saul's home of Gibeah and surrounding towns. Casual English Bible map by Stephen M. Miller.](https://www.casualenglishbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/08-1-Chronicles-greater-Gibeah-Jerusalem-copyright-stephen-m-miller-1000px.jpg?v=1716917620)