2 Samuel 15:25

Then said the king unto Zadok, Take back the ark of God into the city,—if I find favour in the eyes of Yahweh, then will he bring me back, and let me see both him and his habitation,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

In Context

24And lo! Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, were bearing the ark of the covenant of God, and they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up, until all the people had made an end of passing over out of the city.

26but, if thus, he say, I have no delight in thee, here I am, let him do unto me as may be good in his eyes.

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Cross References

Exodus 33:12Then said Moses, unto Yahweh, See! thou art saying unto me—Take up this people, and yet thou hast no let me know whom thou wilt send with me,—though thou thyself, didst say—I acknowledge thee by name, Yea, moreover, thou hast found favour in mine eyes.

1 Samuel 4:3And, when the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Yahweh smitten us to-day, before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us, out of Shiloh, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that, when it cometh into our midst, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

2 Samuel 7:2that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee—I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains.

Psalms 26:8O Yahweh, I have loved the asylum of thy house, even the place of the habitation of thy glory!

Psalms 42:1As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.

Psalms 63:1O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee,—My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land—dry, and weary for want of water,—

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:25-31

24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. 25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord , he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 27 The king… Read the whole commentary →

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