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Psalms 132:6
6We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
Psalms 132:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods.
- New Living Translation (NLT)We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah; then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.
Context of Psalms 132:6
4I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, 5till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” We heard it in Ephrathah, we came upon it in the fields of Jaar: 7“Let us go to his dwelling place, let us worship at his footstool, saying, 8‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
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הִנֵּֽה־שְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ בִּשְׂדֵי־יָֽעַר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 132:6
- Ruth 1:2The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.
- 1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.
- Micah 5:2“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
- 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 13:5So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
Commentaries on Psalms 132:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah - Most probably this is the language of the contemporaries of David; or this is what they might be supposed to say; or this is what tradition reports that they did say. David‘s purpose, as referred to in the previous verses, is not recorded in the history, and the memory of the whole transaction may have been handed down by tradition. Or, this may be merely poetic language, expressing the feelings of those who, when sent out…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Ephrathah is another name for Bethlehem (Genesis 35:19; 48:7). Jaar is the singular form of the plural Jearim. The ark was at Kiriath-jearim for 20 years in Samuel’s time (1 Samuel 7:1–2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. These may be the "words of David" and his pious friends, who, at Ephratah--or Beth-lehem (Ge 48:7), where he once lived, may have heard of the ark, which he found for the first time in the fields of the wood--or, Jair, or Kirjath-jearim ("City of woods") (1Sa 7:1; 2Sa 6:3, 4), whence it was brought to Zion.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6we heard it The tidings.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 132
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- 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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