Psalms 132:6

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 sleep even for a moment, 5until I find a house for the Lord. Yes, the Mighty One of Jacob needs a proper home.’ Listen! We heard the news at Ephrathah. We found God's Covenant Box in the fields of Jaar. 7We will go to the Lord's home! We will worship him on his throne! 8Lord, come now and stay here, in your home! Come with the Covenant Box that shows your great power.

Psalms 132:6 word by word

הִנֵּֽה־שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־יָֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lo, we heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• of it at Ephratahאֶפְרָ֫תָה'ephrâth 'ephrâthâh · EphrathH672
• we foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• it in the fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of the woodיַ֫עַרya‛ar · JaarH3293

Cross-references for Psalms 132:6

• 1 Samuel 17:12At this time, David's father Jesse was a very old man. Jesse belonged to the clan of Ephrathah. He came from Bethlehem town in Judah. He had e ight sons.
• Micah 5:2But God tells us this: ‘Bethlehem Ephrathah is only a little town, among all the many towns in Judah,’ God says. ‘But I will choose someone who is born there. He will rule Israel for me. Long, long ago, I prepared for him to come.’
• 1 Samuel 7:1So men came from Kiriath-Jearim to fetch the Lord's Covenant Box. They took it to Abinadab's house. His house was on a hill. They chose his son, Eleazar, to take care of the Lord's Covenant Box as his special job.
• 1 Chronicles 13:5So David brought together all the Israelites. They came from everywhere in Israel, from the Shihor River in Egypt, and as far as Lebo-Hamath. They came to bring God's Covenant Box back 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

Topics related to Psalms 132:6

• Bethlehem
• Ephratah

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Clothe
• Degrees, Song of
• Ephratah
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• Forest
• Hallel
• Kirjathjearim
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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