2 Samuel 6:12
in 2 Samuel 6Now 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 of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseSo David - brought up the ark - The Vulgate adds to this verse: And David had seven choirs, and a calf for a sacrifice. The Septuagint make a greater addition: “And he had seven choirs carrying the ark, a sacrifice, a calf, and lambs.
This site's exposition
The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom
on 2 Samuel 6:12-13
David goes up a second time “with rejoicing”. The parallel at 1 Chronicles 15:15 states: “the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded”. The change of method marks the difference between this procession and the one that ended at Perez-uzzah.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It was an evidence that the ark was not such a burdensome stone as it was taken to be, but, on the contrary, happy was the man that had it near him. Christ is indeed a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those who believe he is a corner-stone, elect, precious, 1 Pet. ii.
And it was told King David,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
It was transported now on the shoulders of the priests, who had been carefully prepared for the work, and the procession was distinguished by extraordinary solemnities and demonstrations of joy.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
With gladness - Especially with joyful music and song (1Ch 15:16, etc.).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And Hashem blessed. His wife and her eight daughters-in-law each gave birth to six children in one stomach. Pregnancy. as it is said, (Divrei Hayomim I,:5–8) "Poualti, the eigth. Child of Oveid Edom. … sixty-two [belonging] to Oveid Edom. 11 See Berachos 63b.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֻּגַּ֗ד | vaiyugad | and it was told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | lamelekh | to the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| דָּוִד֮ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| לֵאמֹר֒ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בֵּרַ֣ךְ | berakh | he has blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֨ית | beit | [the] household of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| עֹבֵ֤ד | ʾoved | Obed- | H5654 → | 40 times |
| אֱדֹם֙ | ʾedom | Edom | H5654 → | 40 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | [belongs] to <the> him | ||
| בַּעֲב֖וּר | baavur | forsake of | H5668 → | 49 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| דָּוִ֗ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיַּעַל֩ | vaiyaal | and he brought up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֨וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מִבֵּ֨ית | mibeit | from [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| עֹבֵ֥ד | ʾoved | Obed- | H5654 → | 40 times |
| אֱדֹ֛ם | ʾedom | Edom | H5654 → | 40 times |
| עִ֥יר | ʾir | [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| דָּוִ֖ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ | besimchah | with rejoicing | H8057 → |
וַיֻּגַּ֗דand it was told
vaiyugadH5046 →370 times
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְto the king
lamelekhH4428 →2525 times
דָּוִד֮David
davidH1732 →999 times
לֵאמֹר֒<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
בֵּרַ֣ךְhe has blessed
berakhH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֨ית[the] household of
beitH1004 →2046 times
עֹבֵ֤דObed-
ʾovedH5654 →40 times
אֱדֹם֙Edom
ʾedomH5654 →40 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
ל֔וֹ[belongs] to <the> him
lo
בַּעֲב֖וּרforsake of
baavurH5668 →49 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
דָּוִ֗דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיַּעַל֩and he brought up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֨וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
מִבֵּ֨יתfrom [the] house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
עֹבֵ֥דObed-
ʾovedH5654 →40 times
אֱדֹ֛םEdom
ʾedomH5654 →40 times
עִ֥יר[the] city of
ʾirH5892 →1090 times
דָּוִ֖דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃with rejoicing
besimchahH8057 →
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
Matthew 10:42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
it leads to
- Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Mark 9:41–42
Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
- Matthew 18:10
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–15
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
- Hebrews 6:10
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…
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 6:12–17
Now 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…
- 2 Chronicles 5:2–10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. G. Blaikie, The Second Book of Samuel (Expositor's Bible).
