2 Samuel 6:4

2 Samuel 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
• New International Version (NIV)with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark.

Context of 2 Samuel 6:4

2He and all the people with him left Baalah in Judah to bring God’s ark ⌞to Jerusalem⌟. (The ark is called by the name of the Lord of Armies, who is enthroned over the angels.) 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. They brought it from Abinadab’s home, with Ahio walking ahead of the ark. 5David and the entire nation of Israel were celebrating in the Lord’s presence with all kinds of instruments made from cypress wood and with lyres, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals. 6But when they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out for the ark of God and grabbed it.

2 Samuel 6:4 word by word

וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֤ית אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה עִ֖ם אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאַחְי֕וֹ הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִפְנֵ֥י הָאָרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they broughtנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• it out of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָב'ăbîynâdâb · AbinadabH41
• at Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• accompanyingעִם‛im · withH5973
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and Ahioאַחְיוֹ'achyô · AhioH283
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:4

• 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.
• 1 Chronicles 13:7David and his men put God’s ark on a new cart from Abinadab’s home. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4According to God’s instructions, the ark was to be carried by Levites from the clan of Kohath. They were to lift it using two poles placed through four rings at the corners of the ark (Exodus 25:14; 37:5; Numbers 4:6). In this event, the people did not follow God’s instructions. Uzzah and Ahio: In 1 Samuel 7:1, Eleazar, another son of Abinadab, was responsible for taking care of the ark.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 6:1-5. David Fetches the Ark from Kirjath-jearim on a New Cart. 1. Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel--(See 2Sa 5:1). The object of this second assembly was to commence a national movement for establishing the ark in Jerusalem, after it had continued nearly fifty years in the house of Abinadab (see on 1Ch 13:1).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 6:4

• Abinadab
• Ahio
• Ark
• Bullock
• David
• Kirjath-Jearim
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Gibeah
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ahio
• Ark
• Chronicles, Books of
• Cornet
• David
• Ephratah
• Fatling

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