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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)that carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark.

Context of 2 Samuel 6:4

2He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark. 3They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it. 5David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals. 6When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled.

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 7:1So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord. They brought it to Abinadab’s house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 13:7They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.

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