2 Samuel 6:2

And David arose, and went, he and all the people that were with him, and some of the rulers of Juda, on an expedition to a distant place, to bring back thence the ark of God, on which the name of the Lord of Hosts who dwells between the cherubs upon it is called.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

In Context

1And David again gathered all the young men of Israel, about seventy thousand.

3And they put the ark of the Lord on a new waggon, and took it out of the house of Aminadab who lived on the hill: and Oza and his brethren the sons of Aminadab drove the waggon + 6:3 Alex. more according to the Heb. inserts 'and brought it out of the house of Abinadab in the hill.'with the ark.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

Leviticus 24:11And the son of the Israelitish woman named THE NAME and cursed; and they brought him to Moses: and his mother's name was Salomith, daughter of Dabri of the tribe of Dan.

Joshua 15:60Cariathbaal, this is the city of Jarim, and Sotheba: two cities, and their villages:

1 Samuel 6:21And they send messengers to the inhabitants of Cariathiarim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord, go down and take it home to yourselves.

1 Kings 8:6And the priests bring in the ark into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.

Psalms 80:1For the end, a Psalm for + 80:1 Alex. David.Asaph, concerning the wine-presses.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:2-6

The Removal of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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