2 Samuel 6:12

And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, 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 Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
told	וַיֻּגַּ֗ד vai.yu.Gad	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hophal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ la.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
David	דָּוִד֮ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹר֒ le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
blessed	בֵּרַ֣ךְ be.Rakh	H1288	to kneel · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בֵּ֨ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Obed-edom	עֹבֵ֤ד 'o.Ved	H5654	Obed-Edom · proper noun, a man's name
ark	אֲר֣וֹן 'a.Ron	H727	a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
David	דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
up	וַיַּעַל֩ vai.ya.'Al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ark	אֲר֨וֹן 'a.Ron	H727	a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
house	מִבֵּ֨ית mi.Beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Obed-edom	אֱדֹם֙ 'e.Dom	H5654	Obed-Edom · proper noun, a man's name
city	עִ֥יר 'ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular construct
David	דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
gladness	בְּשִׂמְחָֽה be.sim.Chah	H8057	blithesomeness or glee · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 15:25-16:3 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house o…
1 Kings 8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king…
Matthew 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, h…
Psalms 24:7-10 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Psalms 68:24-27 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
1 Chronicles 15:1-3 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
Psalms 132:6-8 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:12-19

We have here the second attempt to bring the ark home to the city of David; and this succeeded, though the former miscarried. I. It should seem the blessing with which the house of Obed-edom was blessed for the ark's sake was a great inducement to David to bring it forward; for when that was told him (Sa2 6:12) he hastened to fetch it to him. For, 1. It was an evidence that God was reconciled to them, and his anger was turned away. As David could read God's frowns upon them all in Uzzah's stroke, so he could read God's favour to them all in Obed-edom's prosperity; and, if God be at peace with them, they can cheerfully go on with their design. 2. It was an evidence that the ark was not such a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:12

DAVID AFTERWARDS BRINGS THE ARK TO ZION. (Sa2 6:12-19) 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--The lapse of three months not only restored the agitated mind of the monarch to a tranquil and settled tone, but led him to a discovery of his former error. Having learned that the ark was kept in its temporary resting-place not only without inconvenience or danger, but with great advantage, he resolved forthwith to remove it to the capital, with the observance of all due form and solemnity (Ch1 15:1-13). It was transported now on the shoulders of the priests, who had been carefully prepared for the…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 6:12

So 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. And David played on harmonious organs before the Lord; and David was clothed with a costly tunic; and David and all the house of Israel, brought the ark of the Lord with rejoicing, and the sound of a trumpet." Nothing of this is found in any MS., nor in the Chaldee, the Syriac, nor the Arabic, nor in the parallel place, Ch1 15:25.

Dictionary and topics

Chidon — Dart, the name of the threshing-floor at which the death of Uzzah took place (1 Chr. 13:9). In the parallel passage in Samuel (2 Sam. 6:6) it is called “Nachon’s threshing-floor.” It was a place not…
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…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Kirjath-jearim — City of jaars; i.e., of woods or forests, a Gibeonite town (Josh. 9:17) on the border of Benjamin, to which tribe it was assigned (18:15, 28). The ark was brought to this place (1 Sam. 7:1, 2) from…
Obed-Edom — Servant of Edom. (1.) “The Gittite” (probably so called because he was a native of Gath-rimmon), a Levite of the family of the Korhites (1 Chr. 26:1, 4-8), to whom was specially intrusted the custody…
Obededom — (servant of Edom).
Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Ark Of The Covenant · Brought into the city of David — Brought into the city of David
Obed-Edom · .The ark of the covenant removed from — .The ark of the covenant removed from
Zion · General references — General references

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).

2 Samuel 6:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 6:12

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 6:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 6:12

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Samuel 6:12

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 6:11-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 6:12

Rashi on 2 Samuel 6:11