2 Samuel 6:1

Then David again gathered together all the elect men of Israel, thirty thousand.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And David arose and went away, with the entire people who were with him from the men of Judah, so that they might lead back the ark of God, over which is invoked the name of the Lord of hosts, who sits upon the cherubim above it.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:1And all the tribes of Israel went to David in Hebron, saying: “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

1 Chronicles 13:1Then David took counsel with the tribunes, and the centurions, and all the leaders.

1 Chronicles 13:13And for this reason, he did not bring it to himself, that is, into the City of David. Instead, he turned aside to the house of Obededom, 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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