David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God Yahweh’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name. They carried God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets.
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David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God Yahweh’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name. They carried God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets. When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God. David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzza. He called that place Perez Uzza, to this day. David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring God’s ark home to me?” So David didn’t move the ark with him into David’s city, but carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house. God’s ark remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom’s house and all that he had.
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David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God Yahweh’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
They carried God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets.
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And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
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And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, the LORD that sitteth upon the cherubim, whereon is called the Name.
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might; even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
Cross-references (35)
- Exodus 25:22 (v6) There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the…
- Numbers 4:15 (v7) “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after…
- Joshua 15:9 (v6) The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and…
- 2 Kings 19:15 (v6) Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone,…
- Joshua 15:60 (v6) Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
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- 1 Samuel 4:4 (v6) So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of Armies, who sits above the cherubim; and the…
- 2 Samuel 6:2-11 (v6) David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the…
- 2 Samuel 6:5-23 (v8) David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed…
- Psalms 150:3-5 (v8) Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre! Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with…
- Exodus 20:24 (v6) You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your…
- Exodus 23:21 (v6) Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don’t provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.
- Numbers 6:27 (v6) “So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”
- Numbers 7:89 (v6) When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the…
- 1 Samuel 6:7 (v7) “Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk cows on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and…
- 1 Samuel 7:1-2 (v7) The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to…
- 1 Samuel 10:5 (v8) “After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the…
- 2 Samuel 6:3 (v7) They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab,…
- 1 Kings 8:16 (v6) ‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name…
- 2 Kings 3:15 (v8) But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, Yahweh’s hand came on him.
- 1 Chronicles 15:2 (v7) Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him…
- 1 Chronicles 15:10-24 (v8) of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve. David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for…
- 1 Chronicles 15:13 (v7) For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the…
- 1 Chronicles 15:28 (v8) Thus all Israel brought the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding…
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 (v8) Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with…
- 1 Chronicles 16:42 (v8) and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God;…
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 (v8) four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-6 (v8) Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who…
- Psalms 47:5 (v8) God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
- Psalms 68:25-27 (v8) The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines, “Bless God in the congregations, even the…
- Psalms 80:1 (v6) Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
- Psalms 99:1 (v6) Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
- Isaiah 37:16 (v6) “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the…
- Daniel 3:5-7 (v8) that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden…
- Amos 5:23 (v8) Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
- Amos 6:5 (v8) who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv6–8 Or, Baal, read 2 Sam. 6:2.
Or, Baal, read 2 Sam. 6:2.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv6–8 1Ch 13:6 And David went up, and all Israel,…
1Ch 13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kirjathjearim, which [belonged] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth [between] the cherubims, whose name is called [on it].
Ver. 6. That is, to Kirjathjearim.] Called also Kirjathbaal. {Jos 15:60} For more notes on this and the following verses, see on 2Sa 6:2-10. {See Trapp on "2Sa 6:2"} &c
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v6 That is, to Kirjath-jearim; which explication is justified by…
That is, to Kirjath-jearim; which explication is justified by Jos 15:9,60, where the same city is called by both names.
Object. They are said to go from this Baale, 2Sa 6:2.
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Answ. 1. Some learned men render that place also to Basle, the particle mem being sometimes used for to amongst the Hebrews, and especially amongst the Arabians.
2. Both were true; they first went to Baale for the ark, as is here said, and then went from Baale to bring, or to carry, (for the word signifies either,) or carrying, from thence the ark of God, as is there related. But of this and other difficulties or differences between these two relations, See Poole "2Sa 6:1" and following.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v6 That is - The same city was called by…
That is - The same city was called by both names.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv6–7 Verse 6. Whose name is called on it.] "Where…
Verse 6. Whose name is called on it.] "Where his name is invoked." - T.
And so the Hebrew, אשר נקרא שם asher nikra shem, should be understood, his name was not called on it, but invoked at it.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v6 1Ch 13:6. David went up, and all Israel, to…
1Ch 13:6. David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim — Which explication is justified by Jos 15:9; Jos 15:60, where the same city is called by both names: see note on 2Sa 6:2. The ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubim — Showing himself in a singular manner present or visible between the cherubim, before which his name was called upon, 2Sa 6:1.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv6–7 Hill. Hebrew, "to Baalah," which was another name, as…
Hill. Hebrew, "to Baalah," which was another name, as well as "Baslim," for Cariathiarim, 1 Kings vii. 2. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v6 David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on…
David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on Sa2 6:1-11).
whose name is called on it--rather, "who is worshipped there" (Sa2 6:2).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv6–8 6. to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim] Cp. Jos_15:9;…
6. to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim] Cp. Jos_15:9; in Jos_15:60 Kiriath-baal. Its site has not been certainly identified; cp. Kirkpatrick’s note on 2Sa_6:2.
that dwelleth between the cherubims] R.V. that sitteth upon the cherubim; cp. Eze_1:26.
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whose name is called on it] R.V. which is called by the Name; the God whose is the ark is here distinguished from the gods of the nations as the God who bears the ineffable Name.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv6–8 (6) From this point our narrative coincides with that…
(6) From this point our narrative coincides with that of 2Sa_6:2-11. The original text was plainly the same, whether the chronicler drew directly from the Book of Samuel, or from another source. Such differences as appear consist of abridgments, paraphrases, and corrections.
All Israel.—Samuel, “All the people that were with him.”
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To Baalah.—Jos_15:60, “Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim.” “Baas town” was doubtless the original name. “Town of woods” describes the position of the place. Our text appears more correct than that of Samuel, which has, “And David rose and went, and all the people that were with him, from BaalêJudah.” The Targum, LXX., and Syriac, translate that which the Authorised Version gives as a proper name, “The people that were with him of the cities lords men of Judah.” If this be right, perhaps “Baalah” has fallen out of the text of Samuel owing to its resemblance to the word baalê. lords. Kirjath־jearim is the modern ‘Erma, four miles east of Ain Shems (Bethshemesh).—Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement, October, 1881.
The Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubims.—Rather, Jehovah, who sitteth upon the cherubim (comp. Psa_16:11; Psa_80:2; Isa_37:16).
Whose name is called on it.—The Hebrew is, “who (or which) is called Name.” The Israelites in later days avoided all mention of the Divine name of Jehovah, and substituted hashshçm “the Name” (comp. Lev_24:16, and the Third Commandment). A comparison with 2Sa_6:2, however, suggests that a word meaning “upon it” (‘âlâw), has fallen out. In that case the literal rendering will be, upon which (i.e., the Ark) the Name (of Jehovah) is called= which is called by the name (of Jehovah). The Ark was often called “the Ark of Jehovah” (1Ch_15:3). The Hebrew and Targum of Samuel favour this. Some MSS. of Chron. read “there” (shâm) instead of “name” (shçm). This, gives the meaning, who is invoked there (at the Ark). Comp. the LXX. οὗ ἐπεκλήθη ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv6–8 To Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim (see Jos_15:9-11; 1Sa_4:7;…
To Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim (see Jos_15:9-11; 1Sa_4:7; 2Sa_6:2; where the name is spelt with a final yod instead of he) A third name of this same place, Kirjath-baal , is found Jos_15:60 Jos_18:14. Probably the present Arms, a ruin (i.q. Kirjath- Ezr_2:25) on the brink of the valley of Sorek, may be the place (see Conder"s "Bible Handbook," p. 419, 2nd edit.). We read in Jos_9:17-27 how the men of Kirjath-jearim had been made by Joshua "hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord." Hither to this Kirjath-jearim the ark had been conveyed from Bethshemesh, (1Sa_7:1, 1Sa_7:2) and here it "abode" long time, "for it was twenty years." Perhaps the word "abode" in this passage may be equivalent to abode unmoved. (1Sa_14:18, 1Sa_14:19) For though the chronology from the death of Eli, through the remainder of Samuel"s career and of Saul"s, seems almost hopelessly uncertain, yet it would appear certain that the interval exceeded twenty years, to the time that David now takes in hand to bring home, as it were, the ark. The ark of God, the Lord. Though the Authorized Version of this passage is better and cleverer than that of the parallel, (2Sa_6:2) yet it is left somewhat obscure. The comma should follow the name God. Jehovah sitting upon the cherubim then follows as a clause in apposition, while the last three words (as the name is called, rather than whose name) state that clause to contain "the Name of the Lord" (Deu_10:8 Deu_31:9; 1Sa_4:4 1Sa_5:3 1Sa_6:8) Bertheau, following Thenius, proposes to change the Hebrew into But there are abundant objections to this.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v7 Abinadab ... Uzzah and Ahio
Abinadab ... Uzzah and Ahio
These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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David and all Israel
Here the word "all" is a generalization. AT: "David and all of the Israelites who were present" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
singing with stringed instruments
"singing while playing stringed instruments"
tambourines
hand drums with pieces of metal around the side that sound when the instruments are shaken (See: Translate Unknowns)
cymbals
two thin, round metal plates that are hit together to make a loud sound (See: Translate Unknowns)
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trumpet
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