1 Chronicles 13:5

1 Chronicles 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.
• New International Version (NIV)So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim.

Context of 1 Chronicles 13:5

3Then we’ll bring back our God’s ark, which we ignored while Saul was king.” 4The whole assembly agreed to this because the people considered it the right thing to do. So David gathered all Israel from the Shihor River near Egypt to the border of Hamath in order to bring God’s ark from Kiriath Jearim. 6David and all Israel went to Baalah in Kiriath Jearim, which is in Judah, to bring God’s ark ⌞to Jerusalem⌟. (The Lord is enthroned over the angels ⌞on the ark⌟ where his name is used.) 7David and his men put God’s ark on a new cart from Abinadab’s home. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart.

1 Chronicles 13:5 word by word

וַיַּקְהֵ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־שִׁיח֥וֹר מִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַד־לְב֣וֹא חֲמָ֑ת לְהָבִיא֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִקִּרְיַ֖ת יְעָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• gatheredקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• from Shihorשִׁיחוֹרshîychôr shichôr shichôr · NileH7883
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• even unto the enteringלְב֥וֹאbô' · Lebo-(Hamath)H935
• of Hemathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574
• to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• from Kirjath–jearimקִרְיַת יְעָרִיםqiryath ye‛ârîym qiryath ‛ârîym · Kiriath-jearimH7157

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 13:5

• 1 Samuel 7:1The men of Kiriath Jearim came to take the Lord’s ark and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. They gave Abinadab’s son Eleazar the holy occupation of guarding the Lord’s ark.
• 2 Samuel 6:1David again assembled all the best soldiers in Israel, 30,000 men.
• Numbers 34:5From Azmon it turns toward the River of Egypt so that the border ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
• Joshua 13:3It extends from the Shihor River, east of Egypt, northward as far as the border of Ekron. This is considered to be Canaanite territory, even though there are five Philistine rulers over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvim people
• 1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.
• Jeremiah 2:18You won’t gain anything by going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River. You won’t gain anything by going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates River.
• Numbers 34:8and from Mount Hor to the border of Hamath so that it ends at Zedad.
• Joshua 13:5It also includes the land of the people of Gebal, all Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to the border of Hamath.
• 1 Kings 8:65At that time Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival ⌞of Booths⌟. A large crowd had come from ⌞the territory between⌟ the border of Hamath and the River of Egypt to be near the Lord our God for seven days.
• 2 Kings 25:21The king of Babylon executed them at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So the people of Judah were captives when they left their land.
• 1 Chronicles 13:6David and all Israel went to Baalah in Kiriath Jearim, which is in Judah, to bring God’s ark ⌞to Jerusalem⌟. (The Lord is enthroned over the angels ⌞on the ark⌟ where his name is used.)
• 1 Samuel 6:21They sent messengers to the people living at Kiriath Jearim to say, “The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord. Come and take it back with you.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5From Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath - "Therefore David gathered all Israel, from the Nile, נילוס Nilos, of Egypt, even to the entrance of Antioch." - T.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Shihor - See the marginal reference and the 1 Kings 8:65 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14These chapters describe how Jerusalem became the political and religious center of Israel. The story begins with David's failed attempt to move the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 13:1–14; compare 2 Samuel 6:2–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. from Shihor of Egypt--(Jos 15:4, 47; Nu 34:5; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 24:7; 2Ch 7:8); a small brook flowing into the Mediterranean, near the modern El-arish, which forms the southern boundary of Palestine. unto the entering of Hemath--the defile between the mountain ranges of Syria and the extreme limit of Palestine on the north.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 13:5

• Kirjath-Jearim
• Sihor

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13

• 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