1 Chronicles 13:5
in 1 Chronicles 13So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
KJV
So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 13
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
this proposal seemed right to all the people
on 1 Chronicles 13:4-6
David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath. The ark had rested at Kiriath-jearim since the men of that town received it back from the Philistines. Verse 6 gives its full title, the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim.
This site's exposition
from the River Shihor in
Shihor is the stream at Egypt's edge named in Joshua 13:3, and Lebo-hamath is the northern limit of the land in Numbers 34:8. The same bounds frame Solomon's assembly at the temple's dedication in 1 Kings 8:65. All Israel means every region.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Here therefore we shall only observe, 1. That it is worth while to travel far to attend the ark of God. They came out of all parts of the country, from the river of Egypt, the utmost part south, to the entering of Hemath, which lay furthest north, (
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When the light of religion shines out of obscurity, when it is openly and freely professed, is brought into reputation, and countenanced by princes and great ones, it is such a happy omen to a people as is worthy to be welcomed with all possible expressions of joy.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
From Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath - “Therefore David gathered all Israel, from the Nile, נילוס Nilos, of Egypt, even to the entrance of Antioch.” - T.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Shihor - See the marginal reference and the 1Ki 8:65 note.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּקְהֵ֤ל | vaiyakhel | and he called together | H6950 → | 39 times |
| דָּוִיד֙ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| שִׁיח֥וֹר | shichor | Shihor | H7883 → | |
| מִצְרַ֖יִם | mitzrayim | of Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| לְב֣וֹא | levo' | Lebo | H935 → | 2568 times |
| חֲמָ֑ת | chamat | Hamath | H2574 → | 35 times |
| לְהָבִיא֙ | lehavi' | to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מִקִּרְיַ֖ת | mikiryat | from Kiriath | H7157 → | 39 times |
| יְעָרִֽים׃ | yearim | Jearim | H7157 → | 39 times |
וַיַּקְהֵ֤לand he called together
vaiyakhelH6950 →39 times
דָּוִיד֙David
davidH1732 →999 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
שִׁיח֥וֹרShihor
shichorH7883 →
מִצְרַ֖יִםof Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
לְב֣וֹאLebo
levo'H935 →2568 times
חֲמָ֑תHamath
chamatH2574 →35 times
לְהָבִיא֙to bring
lehavi'H935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
מִקִּרְיַ֖תfrom Kiriath
mikiryatH7157 →39 times
יְעָרִֽים׃Jearim
yearimH7157 →39 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:1
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 8:1
Through
1 Kings 8:65So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more…
it leads to
- Numbers 34:5
where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.
- Numbers 34:8
and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
- 1 Kings 8:2
And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.
- 2 Kings 14:25
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of…
- Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- Numbers 34:5
Through
1 Samuel 6:21So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 13:5–6
So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5–6
Through
1 Chronicles 13:6David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called…
it leads to
- Exodus 25:22
And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you…
- Exodus 25:22
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PlaceThe hill country of Judah, west of JerusalemKiriath-jearim
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Berean Standard Bible, Joshua 13:3; Berean Standard Bible, Numbers 34:8; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Kings 8:65; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
