2 Samuel 6:1

And David got together all the fighting-men of Israel to the number of thirty thousand;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

In Context

2And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

1 Chronicles 13:1Then David had discussions with the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and with every chief.

1 Chronicles 13:13So David did not let the ark come back to him to the town of David, but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:1

The obscurity of the ark, during the reign of Saul, had been as great a grievance to Israel as the insults of the Philistines. David, having humbled the Philistines and mortified them in gratitude for that favour, and in pursuance of his designs for the public welfare, is here bringing up the ark to his own city, that it might be near him, and be an ornament and strength to his new foundation. Here is, I. An attempt to do it, which failed and miscarried. The design was well laid, ver. 1, 2 . But, 1. They were… Read the whole commentary →

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