1 Chronicles 15:3
in 1 Chronicles 15And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
KJV
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 15
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
pitched a tent for it
on 1 Chronicles 15:1-3
David built houses in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark and pitched a tent for it. He states the rule: No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them. 2 Samuel 6 has no equivalent to verse 2.
This site's exposition
David assembled all Israel in
The second attempt is as public as the first in 13:5, with all Israel gathered in Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 6:12 tells only that David went to bring up the ark with rejoicing. The place prepared is the tent of verse 1.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem,.... The chief and heads of the people: to bring up the ark of the Lord; from the house of Obededom, where it had been three months, and for the sake of which his house was blessed, and which David heard of; and this encouraged him to take this step to fetch it from thence: unto his place, which he had prepared for it; 1Ch 15:1.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
All Israel - Chosen men probably, like the 30,000 of 2Sa 6:1. See 1Ch 15:25.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל | vaiyakhel | and he assembled | H6950 → | 39 times |
| דָּוִ֛יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| לְהַעֲלוֹת֙ | lehaalot | to bring up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מְקוֹמ֖וֹ | mekomo | place its | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵכִ֥ין | hekhin | he had prepared | H3559 → | 217 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | for it |
וַיַּקְהֵ֥לand he assembled
vaiyakhelH6950 →39 times
דָּוִ֛ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
לְהַעֲלוֹת֙to bring up
lehaalotH5927 →890 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מְקוֹמ֖וֹplace its
mekomoH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הֵכִ֥יןhe had prepared
hekhinH3559 →217 times
לֽוֹ׃for it
lo
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
2 Samuel 6:12Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:25
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25
Through
1 Chronicles 13:5So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 6:21
So 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.”
- 1 Kings 8:65
So 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…
- 1 Samuel 6:21
Through
1 Kings 8:1At 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,…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 5:2–10
At that time Solomon assembled 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, the City…
- 2 Chronicles 5:2–10
Through
2 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:1
David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- 2 Chronicles 1:4
Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1
Through
1 Chronicles 15:1David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:1
So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- Psalms 132:5
until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:1
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 13:5; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 6:12; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
