2 Samuel 6:2

2 He and all his men went to Baalah[a] in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name,[b] the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.

2 Samuel 6:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 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 called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
ESV
2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim.
NLT
2 He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim.
MSG
2 Together with his soldiers, David headed for Baalah to recover the Chest of God, which was called by the Name God-of-the-Angel-Armies, who was enthroned over the pair of angels on the Chest.
CSB
2 He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah.The ark is called by the Name, the name of the Lord of Hosts who dwells [between] the cherubim.

2 Samuel 6:2 In-Context

1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand.
2 He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.
3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart
4 with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it.
5 David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the LORD, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Joshua 15:9
  • 2. 1 Samuel 4:4; 1 Samuel 7:1
  • 3. Leviticus 24:16; Deuteronomy 28:10; Isaiah 63:14
  • 4. Psalms 99:1; Psalms 132:14
  • 5. S Genesis 3:24; S Exodus 25:22; 1 Chronicles 13:5-6

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. That is, Kiriath Jearim (see 1 Chron. 13:6)
  • [b]. Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate do not have "the Name."
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