2 Samuel 6:13

2 Samuel 6:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
• New International Version (NIV)When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep.

Context of 2 Samuel 6:13

11The Lord's Covenant Box stayed in Obed-Edom's house for three months. During that time, the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all the people in his house. 12People told King David, ‘The Lord has blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything that belongs to him, because of the Covenant Box.’ So David went back to Obed-Edom's house. He was now happy to bring the Covenant Box from there to the City of David. The men who were carrying it walked six steps and they stopped. Then David offered a bull and a fat calf as sacrifices to God. 14David was wearing a linen ephod. He danced with all his strength to worship the Lord. 15He and all the Israelites brought the Lord's Covenant Box to Jerusalem. They shouted and they made a loud noise with trumpets.

2 Samuel 6:13 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י כִּ֧י צָעֲד֛וּ נֹשְׂאֵ֥י אֲרוֹן־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁשָּׁ֣ה צְעָדִ֑ים וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח שׁ֖וֹר וּמְרִֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• that when they that bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had goneצָעַדtsâ‛ad · to marchH6805
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• pacesצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• he sacrificedזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• oxenשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• and fatlingsמְרִיאmerîy' · fatlingH4806

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:13

• Numbers 4:15When the camp is ready to move, the men from Kohath's clan must be ready to carry all those things. But they must wait until Aaron and his sons have covered God's Holy Tent and all its holy things. The men from Kohath's clan must not touch the holy things. They will die if they touch the holy things. These are the jobs of Kohath's clan. They must carry the things from the Tent of Meeting when the Israelites travel.
• Numbers 7:9But the descendants of Kohath had to carry everything that was special on their shoulders. So Moses did not give any carts or oxen to the descendants of Kohath.
• Joshua 3:3They commanded the people, ‘The Levite priests will carry the Covenant Box of the Lord your God. When you see them, you must leave here and you must follow them.
• 1 Chronicles 15:2Then David said, ‘Only the Levites may carry God's Covenant Box. The Lord chose them to do that. He chose them to serve him for ever.’
• 1 Kings 8:5King Solomon and all the Israelites who were with him walked in front of the Covenant Box. They offered many sheep and bulls as sacrifices. There were more animals than anyone could count.
• 2 Chronicles 5:6King Solomon and all the Israelites who were with him walked in front of the Covenant Box. They offered many sheep and bulls as sacrifices. There were more animals than anyone could count.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The meaning is, not that they sacrificed oxen and fatlings every six steps, which would have been impossible, but that when - after the arrangement made by David for the Levites to carry the ark 1 Chronicles 15:2, 1 Chronicles 15:12, 1 Chronicles 15:15 they had borne it successfully and with visible tokens of God‘s favor, out of the house of Obed-edom and six “steps” on the road to the city of David to the sound of the musical instruments - then they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 It became evident, that happy was the man who had the ark near him. Christ is indeed a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those that believe, he is a Corner-stone, elect, precious, 1Pe 2:6-8. Let us be religious. Is the ark a blessing to others' houses? We may have it, and the blessing of it, without fetching it away from our neighbours. David, at first setting out, offered sacrifices to God. We…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13David offered this sacrifice of praise to God immediately, just six steps into the journey.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. when they that bare the ark ... had gone six paces--Some think that four altars were hastily raised for the offering of sacrifices at the distance of every six paces (but see on 1Ch 15:26).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 6:13

• Ark
• David
• Jerusalem
• Measure

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Cornet
• David
• Fatling
• Heart
• Lack
• Sacrifice
• Shekel
• Stater
• Tabernacle

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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