1 Chronicles 13:7

1 Chronicles 13:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
• New International Version (NIV)They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

Context of 1 Chronicles 13:7

5So 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.) David and his men put God’s ark on a new cart from Abinadab’s home. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart. 8David and all Israel were celebrating in God’s presence with all their might, with songs, with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. 9But when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out to grab the ark.

1 Chronicles 13:7 word by word

וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ אֶת־אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־עֲגָלָ֣ה חֲדָשָׁ֔ה מִבֵּ֖ית אֲבִינָדָ֑ב וְעֻזָּ֣א וְאַחְי֔וֹ נֹהֲגִ֖ים בָּעֲגָלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they carriedרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• in a newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• cartעֲגָלָה‛ăgâlâh · cartH5699
• out of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָב'ăbîynâdâb · AbinadabH41
• and Uzzaעֻזָּא‛ûzzâ' ‛ûzzâh · UzzahH5798
• and Ahioאַחְיוֹ'achyô · AhioH283
• draveנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 13:7

• Numbers 3:10Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to do the priests’ duties must be put to death.”
• Numbers 3:38Moses, Aaron, and his sons put up their tents on the east side in front of the tent of meeting. They were in charge of the holy place on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who tried to do the Levites’ duties had to be put to death.
• Numbers 4:15“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy things and the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites will come to carry all the holy articles. They must never touch the holy things, or they will die. The Kohathites will carry all the things from the tent of meeting.
• 1 Chronicles 13:9But when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out to grab the ark.
• 1 Chronicles 15:2Then David insisted that only the Levites carry God’s ark because the Lord had chosen them to carry his ark and to serve him forever.
• 1 Samuel 6:7Now get a new cart ready for two dairy cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart. Take their calves away, and leave them in their stall.
• 2 Samuel 6:3David and his men put God’s ark on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s home on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the new cart.
• 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.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In a new cart - Lest it should be profaned by being placed on any carriage that had been employed about common uses. Uzza and Ahio - All the versions understand אחיו achyo as signifying brother or brothers; so does Jarchi, who observes, from 2 Samuel 6:3, that these were the sons of Abinadab.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the punishment of Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace. If the gospel be to some a savour of death unto death, as the ark was to Uzza, yet let us receive it in the…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. 1-81Ch 13:1-8. David Fetches the Ark from Kirjath-jearim. 1-3. David consulted ... And let us bring again the ark of our God--Gratitude for the high and splendid dignity to which he had been elevated would naturally, at this period, impart a fresh animation and impulse to the habitually fervent piety of David; but, at the same time, he was animated by other motives. He fully understood his position as ruler under the theocracy, and, entering on his duties…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 13:7

• Abinadab
• Ahio
• Kirjath-Jearim
• Uzzah

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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