1 Chronicles 13:6

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָּוִ֤יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
up	וַיַּ֨עַל vai.Ya.'al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Baalah	בַּעֲלָ֔תָה ba.'a.La.tah	H1173	Baalah · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
Kirjath-jearim	קִרְיַ֥ת kir.Yat	H7157	Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim · proper noun, a place name
Judah	לִיהוּדָ֑ה li.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
up	לְהַעֲל֣וֹת le.ha.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
ark	אֲר֨וֹן 'a.Ron	H727	a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֧ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
dwelleth	יוֹשֵׁ֥ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
cherubims	הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים ha.ke.ru.Vim	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
name	שֵֽׁם Shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	נִקְרָ֥א nik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the a…
Joshua 15:9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; an…
2 Samuel 6:2-11 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is…
2 Kings 19:15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone…
Joshua 15:60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
1 Samuel 4:4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the che…
Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine ox…
Exodus 23:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:1-8

Here is, I. David's pious proposal to bring up the ark of God to Jerusalem, that the royal city might be the holy city, Ch1 13:1-3. 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, Ch1 13:3. Two things he aimed at herein: - (1.) To do honour to God, by showing respect to his ark, the token of his presence. As soon as he had power in his hand he would use it for the advancement and encouragement of religion. Note, It ought to be the first and great care of those that are enriched and preferred to honour God with their honours, and to serve…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 13:6

David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on Sa2 6:1-11). whose name is called on it--rather, "who is worshipped there" (Sa2 6:2). Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 14

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 13:6

Whose name is called on it - "Where his name is invoked." - T. And so the Hebrew, אשר נקרא שם asher nikra shem, should be understood, his name was not called on it, but invoked at it.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5

So David gathered all Israel together,.... The principal of them, even 30,000 select men, 2 Samuel 6:1. from Shihor of Egypt; or the Nile of Egypt, as the Targum and other Jewish writers, called Shihor from the blackness of its water, see Jeremiah 2:18 though some think the river Rhinocurura is meant, which both lay to the south of the land of Israel: even unto the entering of Hamath; which the Targum interprets of Antiochia, which lay to the north of the land; so that this collection of the people was made from south to north, the extreme borders of the land: to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim; where it then was, and had been a long time, see 1 Samuel 7:1, from hence to the end o…

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Dictionary and topics

Baal — Lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is…
Baalah — Mistress; city. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29), elsewhere called Balah (Josh. 19:3) and Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29). Now Khurbet Zebalah. (2.) A city on the northern border of the tribe of…
Baale of Judah — Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam. 6:2). Elsewhere (1 Chr. 13:6) called Kirjath-jearim. (See BAALAH.)
Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
Kirjathjearim — (the city of forests), first mentioned as one of the four cities of the Gibeonites, (Joshua 9:17) it next occurs as one of the landmarks of the northern boundary of Judah, ch (Joshua 15:9) and as the…
Uzzah — Strength, a son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of Kirjath-jearim placed the ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). He with his brother Ahio drove the cart on…
Kirjath-Jearim · The ark of the covenant remains for twenty years at — The ark of the covenant remains for twenty years at
Mercy-Seat · The shekinah upon — The shekinah upon
Music · The Jews used: In sacred processions — The Jews used: In sacred processions

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 13:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 13:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 13:6

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 13:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 13:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 13:6

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 13:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 13:1–end

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 13:6