2 Samuel 6:1

And David assembled again all the chosen 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 with all the people who were with him from Ba'ale-yehudah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the name of which was called by the name of the Lord of hosts, that dwelleth over the cherubim.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold us, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

1 Chronicles 13:1And David consulted with the officers of the thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

1 Chronicles 13:13So David removed not the ark unto himself into the city of David, but had it carried round 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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