1 Chronicles 13:6

6 Then David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (also called Kiriath-jearim) to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim.

1 Chronicles 13:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:6

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).

1 Chronicles 13:6 In-Context

4 The whole assembly agreed to this, for the people could see it was the right thing to do.
5 So David summoned all Israel, from the Shihor Brook of Egypt in the south all the way to the town of Lebo-hamath in the north, to join in bringing the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
6 Then David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (also called Kiriath-jearim) to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim.
7 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.
8 David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or the Ark of God, where the Name is proclaimed—the name.
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