1 Chronicles 13:1
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:1And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
1 Chronicles 12:14These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army. He who was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.
1 Chronicles 12:32And of the sons of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred. And all their brothers were at their commandment.
2 Chronicles 29:20Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of LORD.
Proverbs 15:22Where there is no counsel, plans are disappointed, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:1
In the foregoing chapter we have David made king, by which the civil government was happily settled. In this chapter care is taken about religion. I. David consults with the representatives of the people about bringing up the ark out of its obscurity into a public place; and it is resolved on, ver. 1-4 . II. With a great deal of solemnity and joy, it is carried from Kirjath-jearim, ver. 5-8 . III. Uzza is struck dead for touching it, which, for the present, spoils the solemnity and stops the proceedings, ver. 9-14… Read the whole commentary →