2 Samuel 6:17
in 2 Samuel 6So 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
KJV
And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseDavid had pitched - For Moses tabernacle was still at Gibeon, 1 Chron. xvi, 39; xxi, 29; 2 Chron. i, 3, which David left there, because he designed to build a temple at Jerusalem with all speed.
This site's exposition
set it in his place
on 2 Samuel 6:17-19
The tabernacle David pitches for the ark in Zion is a new tent, not the tabernacle of Moses, which 1 Chronicles 16:39 and 21:29 still locate at Gibeon; for the rest of David's reign Israel's worship runs in two places until Solomon brings both together at the temple. David blesses the people in the name of the Lord of hosts, the same title given the ark back at verse 2, now spoken over the crowd that carried it home. Every person in Israel, women included, receives bread, a portion of meat and a cake of wine, a national meal that turns the ark's homecoming into a feast every household shares.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And they brought in the ark of the Lord,....
And, when we consider that the ark was both the token of God's presence and a type of Christ, we shall see that this story is very instructive. 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
As soon as ever it was lodged, he offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, in thankfulness to God that the business was now done without any more errors or breaches, and in supplication to God for the continuance of his favour. Note, All our joys must be sanctified both with praises and prayers; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it--The old tabernacle remained at Gibeon (1Ch 16:39; Probably it was not removed because it was too large for the temporary place the king had appropriated, and because he contemplated the building of a temple.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And she despised him in her heart - When she saw him from the window, she despised him in her heart because she thought it was not honorable for the king to behave in the manner of the common people, even before the ark, and afterwards, when he went to his house, she said directly, "What was honored today.."
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
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבִ֜אוּ | vaiyaviu | and they brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיַּצִּ֤גוּ | vaiyatzigu | and they set | H3322 → | |
| אֹתוֹ֙ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹ | bimkomo | in place its | H4725 → | 401 times |
| בְּת֣וֹךְ | betokh | in [the] midst of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הָאֹ֔הֶל | haohel | the tent | H168 → | 345 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָטָה־ | natah- | he had pitched | H5186 → | 214 times |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | for <the> it | ||
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיַּ֨עַל | vaiyaal | and he offered up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| דָּוִ֥ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| עֹל֛וֹת | olot | burnt offerings | H5930 → | 287 times |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ | ushelamim | and peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
וַיָּבִ֜אוּand they brought
vaiyaviuH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיַּצִּ֤גוּand they set
vaiyatziguH3322 →
אֹתוֹ֙<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹin place its
bimkomoH4725 →401 times
בְּת֣וֹךְin [the] midst of
betokhH8432 →418 times
הָאֹ֔הֶלthe tent
haohelH168 →345 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָטָה־he had pitched
natah-H5186 →214 times
ל֖וֹfor <the> it
lo
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיַּ֨עַלand he offered up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
דָּוִ֥דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
עֹל֛וֹתburnt offerings
olotH5930 →287 times
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃and peace offerings
ushelamimH8002 →87 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 15:1David 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.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 132:5
until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:1
Through
Psalms 132:8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 6:41–42
Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice…
- Psalms 78:61
He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
- Numbers 10:35–36
Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:41–42
Through
1 Kings 8:5There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:13
When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
- 2 Samuel 6:13
Through
2 Chronicles 1:4Now 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.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:2
And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who…
- 1 Chronicles 15:25–28
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 6:2
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Alfred Edersheim, Bible History: Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.