2 Samuel 6:4

And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brought	וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ vai.yi.sa.'U.hu	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
house	מִבֵּ֤ית mi.Beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Abinadab	אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ 'a.vi.na.Dav	H41	Abinadab · proper noun, a man's name
Gibeah	גִּבְעָה Gibʻâh	H1390	Gibah
accompanying	עִ֖ם 'im	H5973	adverb or preposition · preposition
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
Ahio	וְאַחְי֕וֹ ve.'ach.Yo	H283	Achio · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
went	הֹלֵ֖ךְ ho.Lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
ark	הָאָרֽוֹן ha.'a.Ron	H727	a box · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 13:7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
1 Samuel 7:1-2 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctifie…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:1-5

We have not heard a word of the ark since it was lodged in Kirjath-jearim, immediately after its return out of its captivity among the Philistines (Sa1 7:1, Sa1 7:2), except that, once, Saul called for it, Sa1 14:18. That which in former days had made so great a figure is now thrown aside, as a neglected thing, for many years. And, if now the ark was for so many years in a house, let it not seem strange that we find the church so long in the wilderness, Rev 12:14. Perpetual visibility is no mark of the true church. God is graciously present with the souls of his people even when they want the external tokens of his presence. But now that David is settled in the throne the honour of the ark b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:3

they set the ark of God upon a new cart--or a covered wagon (see on Sa1 6:7). This was a hasty and inconsiderate procedure, in violation of an express statute (see on Num 4:15 and see Num 7:9; Num 18:3).

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 6:3

A new cart - Every thing used in the worship of God was hallowed or set apart for that purpose: a new cart was used through respect, as that had never been applied to any profane or common purpose. But this was not sufficient, for the ark should have been carried on the shoulders of the priests; and the neglect of this ceremony was the cause of the death of Uzzah.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 6:4

And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was at Gibeah,.... That is, the new cart, which is the last thing spoken of, 2 Samuel 6:3; and the bringing of the ark out of his house is mentioned before; though some take this to be the coffer in which were the presents of the Philistines, which was now brought out along with the ark, see 1 Samuel 6:8, accompanying the ark of God; or "with the ark of God" (f); that is, they brought the new cart "from" the house of Abinadab on the hill, with the ark of God upon it: and Ahio went before the ark; guiding the oxen that drew it, and Uzzah might go behind, or on one side, to take care that the ark fell not out of it. (f) "cum arca Dei…

The Church Fathers

"Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them." Strictly speaking, the word symphony is used by musicians for the voices of harmony. For among musical tones, some harmonize with each other and others do not. But the Gospel is also familiar with this term as applied to music where it says, "He heard music [symphōnias] and dancing." For it was fitting that, at the harmony that resulted between the father and his son who had been lost but was now found through his repentance, a symphony should be heard on the occasion of the rejoicing of the house.… Akin to this kind of symphony is what is written in the second book of Kings [Samuel] when the brothers of Aminadab "went before the ark, and David and the sons of Israel were playing before the face of the Lord on well-tuned instruments and in power and in songs." For the "well-tuned instruments in power and in song" have in them that harmony of tones which is of such power that if only two people bring before the Father in heaven any request with that symphony which is found in divine and spiritual music, the Father grants it to them—which is most remarkable.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 14.1

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Dictionary and topics

Ahio — Brotherly. (1.) One of the sons of Beriah (1 Chr. 8:14). (2.) One of the sons of Jehiel the Gibeonite (1 Chr. 8:31; 9:37). (3.) One of the sons of Abinadab the Levite. While Uzzah went by the side of…
Ark — Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high (Gen. 6:14-16); an oblong floating house of three stories, with a door in the side…
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.…
Ephratah — Fruitful. (1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those that were sent to spy the land (1 Chr. 2:19, 50). (2.) The ancient name of…
Gibeah — A hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (11:4; Isa. 10:29). It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite’s concubine which led to the…
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…
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…
Abinadab · 1. A Levite, in whose house the ark of God rested twenty years

2 Samuel 6:4

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 6:3

John Gill on 2 Samuel 6:4

The Church Fathers

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2 Samuel 6:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 6:3

John Gill on 2 Samuel 6:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 6:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 6:3-4

Rashi on 2 Samuel 6:4