2 Samuel 6:12

Now King David was told, “Yahweh has blessed Obed Edom's house and everything that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from Obed Edom's house to the city of David with joy.

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In The King James Version

And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

In Context

11The ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed Edom the Gittite for three months. So Yahweh blessed him and all his household.

13When those who were carrying the ark of Yahweh had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:3All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:1David built houses for himself in the city of David. He prepared a place for the ark of God and set up a tent for it.

1 Chronicles 15:25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Obed Edom's house with rejoicing.

1 Chronicles 26:4Obed Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sakar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, you gates; 1 be lifted up, everlasting doors, 1 so that the King of glory may come in! 1

Psalms 132:6See, we heard about it in Ephrathah; 1 we found it in the fields of Jaar. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:7-12

Uzzah Slain for Touching the Ark; The Ark in the House of Obed-edom. ( b. c. 1045.) 6 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. 8 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. 9 And David was afraid of the… Read the whole commentary →

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