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Psalms 132:6
6We heard of the ark in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Psalms 132:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
- New International Version (NIV)We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods.
Context of Psalms 132:6
4I will not allow my eyes to sleep or my eyelids to slumber 5until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” We heard of the ark in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. 7Let’s go to his dwelling place; let’s worship at his footstool. 8Rise up, Lord, come to your resting place, you and your powerful ark.
Read all of Psalms 132Psalms 132:6 word by word
הִנֵּֽה־שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־יָֽעַר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 132:6
- Ruth 1:2The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the fields of Moab and settled there.
- 1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of the Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah named Jesse. Jesse had eight sons and during Saul’s reign was already an old man.
- Micah 5:2Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.
- 1 Samuel 7:1So the people of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the Lord and took it to Abinadab’s house on the hill. They consecrated his son Eleazar to take care of it.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Commentaries on Psalms 132:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah - Most probably this is the language of the contemporaries of David; or this is what they might be supposed to say; or this is what tradition reports that they did say. David‘s purpose, as referred to in the previous verses, is not recorded in the history, and the memory of the whole transaction may have been handed down by tradition. Or, this may be merely poetic language, expressing the feelings of those who, when sent out…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Ephrathah is another name for Bethlehem (Genesis 35:19; 48:7). Jaar is the singular form of the plural Jearim. The ark was at Kiriath-jearim for 20 years in Samuel’s time (1 Samuel 7:1–2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. These may be the "words of David" and his pious friends, who, at Ephratah--or Beth-lehem (Ge 48:7), where he once lived, may have heard of the ark, which he found for the first time in the fields of the wood--or, Jair, or Kirjath-jearim ("City of woods") (1Sa 7:1; 2Sa 6:3, 4), whence it was brought to Zion.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6we heard it The tidings.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 132
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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