1 Chronicles 13:3 BSB

1 Chronicles 13:3

Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”

BSB

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ASV

and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.

KJV

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us,.... The symbol of the divine Presence, than which nothing was more desirable to David, and he chose to begin his reign overall Israel with it: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul; he being indifferent to religion, and careless about it, and the enjoyment of the presence of God, and having direction from him; and the people also content with worship at the tabernacle at Gibeah, though the token of the divine Presence was absent.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This part of the story we had not in Samuel. We may observe in this proposal, 1. That as soon as David was well seated on his throne he had thoughts concerning the ark of God: Let us bring the ark to us,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

During the reign of the late king, the ark had been left in culpable neglect. Consequently the people had, to a great extent, been careless about the ordinances of divine worship, or had contented themselves with offering sacrifices at Gibeon, without any thought of the ark, though it was the chief and most vital part of the tabernacle.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנָסֵ֛בָּה	ve.na.Se.bah	and let us bring round	H5437 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲר֥וֹן	'a.Ron	[the] ark of	H727 →
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ	'e.lo.Hei.nu	God our	H430 →
אֵלֵ֑ינוּ	'e.Lei.nu	to us	H413 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ	de.rash.Nu.hu	we sought it	H1875 →
בִּימֵ֥י	bi.Mei	in [the] days of	H3117 →
שָׁאֽוּל׃	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 23:2
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
leads to
- 1 Samuel 23:4
  Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
- 2 Samuel 5:23
  So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
- 2 Samuel 5:19
  So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
- 1 Samuel 23:6
  (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
- 1 Samuel 30:8
  and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
Through
1 Samuel 14:36
And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said,…
leads to
- Psalms 73:28
  But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
- Isaiah 48:1–2
  “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke…
- Numbers 27:21
  He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…

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