David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
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David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
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And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
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And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 15:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring God’s ark from Kiriath Jearim.
- 2 Samuel 6:12 King David was told, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1 David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
- 2 Samuel 6:17 They brought in Yahweh’s ark, and set it in its place, in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.
- 1 Chronicles 15:12 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain From the house of Obed-Edom, 2 Sam. 6:10, 12.
From the house of Obed-Edom, 2 Sam. 6:10, 12.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to…
1Ch 15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
Ver. 3. To bring up the ark.] For by this time he saw that the fault was not in the ark, but in their miscarriages.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem,.... The…
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem,.... The chief and heads of the people:
to bring up the ark of the Lord; from the house of Obededom, where it had been three months, and for the sake of which his house was blessed, and which David heard of; and this encouraged him to take this step to fetch it from thence: unto his place, which he had prepared for it; Ch1 15:1.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain All Israel - Chosen men probably, like the 30,000…
All Israel - Chosen men probably, like the 30,000 of 2Sa 6:1. See 1Ch 15:25.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain David gathered all Israel together--Some are of opinion that…
David gathered all Israel together--Some are of opinion that this was done on one of the three great festivals, but at whatever time the ceremonial took place, it was of great importance to summon a general convocation of the people, many of whom, from the long-continued disorders of the kingdom, might have had little or no opportunity of knowing anything of the ark, which had been allowed to remain so long in obscurity and neglect.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. gathered all Israel together] R.V. assembled all Israel.…
3. gathered all Israel together] R.V. assembled all Israel. It was a solemn religious assembly (Heb. Qâhâl, Greek ἐκκλησία).
his place] R.V. its place, his being the obsolete genitive of it.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) And David gathered all Israel.—Comp. 2Sa_6:15 : “So…
(3) And David gathered all Israel.—Comp. 2Sa_6:15 : “So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark.” Samuel does not mention Jerusalem as the meeting-place. Of course, only a full representation of the people is signified. (Comp. 1Ch_13:2; 1Ch_13:5.)
Unto his place.—The Ark’s. The neutral its is unknown to the Authorised version.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain All Israel; i.e. as before, representatives of all Israel.…
All Israel; i.e. as before, representatives of all Israel. So ver. 25 decides: "The elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord."
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