New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 6
Peril in Moving the Ark
2And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732departedוַיָּ֣קָם׀ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ya.kom vai.Ye.lekhH6965H1980fromBaale-judahH1184,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, to bringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upH5927from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is calledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by theNameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034, the verynameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635who isenthronedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.
3They had mountedוַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430ona newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699and movedוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was on the hillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389;and Uzzahוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798and Ahioוְאַחְי֗וֹve.'ach.YoH283,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,were leadingנֹהֲגִ֖יםno.ha.GimH5090the newחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319cartהָעֲגָלָ֥הha.'a.ga.LahH5699.
4Sothey broughtוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it with the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִֽינָדָב֙'a.vi.na.DavH41,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was on the hillבַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'AhH1389;and Ahioוְאַחְי֕וֹve.'ach.YoH283was walkingהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980aheadלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.
5Meanwhile, Davidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were celebratingמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605kinds of instruments made ofjuniperבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086, and withlyresוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,harpsוּבִנְבָלִים֙u.vin.va.LimH5035,tambourinesוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596,castanetsוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'ImH4517,and cymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.
6But when they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thethreshingH1637floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Naconנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH5225,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798reachedH7971outH7971towardאֶל־'el-H413the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430and tookH270holdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270of it, becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the oxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241nearly overturnedשָׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058it.
7And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798, andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430struckוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him down thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033forhis irreverenceהַשַּׁ֑לha.ShalH7944;and he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033by the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
8Then Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732becameH2734angryH2734becauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al 'a.SherH5921H834of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068outburstפָּרַ֧ץ פֶּ֖רֶץpa.Ratz Pe.retzH6555H6556against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798;and that placeלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725has been calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Perez-uzzahH6560to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
10And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732was unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֣הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808H14to moveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732with him; but Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookH5186it asideוַיַּטֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654,the Gittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.
11The arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068remainedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Obed-edomH5654and allכָּל־kol-H3605his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem
12Now it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046to Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654and allכָּל־kol-H3605that belongs to him, on accountבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.”So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and broughtH5927the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430upH5927from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654tothe cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732with joyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.
13And so it was, thatwhenכִּ֧יkiH3588those carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068marchedצָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.DuH6805sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337pacesצְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimH6806,he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076anoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794and a fattenedH4806steerH4806.
15So Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were bringingמַעֲלִ֖יםma.'a.LimH5927upH5927the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with joyfulH8643shoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643and the soundוּבְק֥וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.
16Then it happenedוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, asthe arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was comingבָּ֖אba'H935into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatMichalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586lookedH8259downנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474and sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732leapingמְפַזֵּ֤זme.fa.ZezH6339and dancingוּמְכַרְכֵּר֙u.me.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and she wasH959contemptuousH959of him in her heartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃be.li.BahH3820.
17Now they broughtH935inH935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and setוַיַּצִּ֤גוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322itin its placeבִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹbim.ko.MoH4725insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732had pitchedנָטָה־na.tah-H5186for it; andDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃u.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
18When Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732had finishedוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the peaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.
19Further, he distributedוַיְחַלֵּ֨קvay.cha.LekH2505to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothH4480to menH376and womenאִשָּׁה֒'i.ShahH802,a cakeחַלַּ֥תcha.LatH2471of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,oneH259of datesוְאֶשְׁפָּ֣רve.'esh.ParH829,and oneH259of raisinsוַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖הva.'a.shi.ShahH809to eachH376oneH376.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971leftוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,eachH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.
20But when Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288his ownhouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586cameH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478dignifiedנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513himself todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117! Forhe exposedנִגְלָ֤הnig.LahH1540himself todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in the sightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of his servants’עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650femaleH519slavesH519,as oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of therabbleהָרֵקִֽים׃ha.re.KimH7386shamelesslyכְּהִגָּל֥וֹתke.hi.ga.LotH1540exposesנִגְל֖וֹתnig.LotH1540himself!”
21But Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Michalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, “I wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834preferredבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977me to your fatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1and to allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,to appointלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680me as rulerנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. So I willcelebrateוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!
22And I might demeanוּנְקַלֹּ֤תִיu.ne.ka.Lo.tiH7043myself evenmoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750thanH4480thisH2088and be lowlyשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217in my own sightבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,but with the femaleH519slavesH519of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559,with them I am to be heldH3513inH3513honorאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513!”
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
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