en_tn/act/07/44.md

Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in Acts 7:1.

tabernacle of the testimony

The tent that housed the ark (a box) with the 10 commandments carved in stone inside it

possession of the nations

This would include the land, buildings, crops, animals and all the possessions of the nations Israel was conquering.

It was like this until the days of David

The Ark remained in a tent up to and including the time of David, king of Israel.

a dwelling place for the God of Jacob

David wanted the Ark to reside in Jerusalem, not in a tent wandering around Israel.