So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Parallel translations
- WEB So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring God’s ark from Kiriath Jearim.
- KJV So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
- BSB So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- NKJV So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim.
- NLT So David summoned all Israel, from the Shihor Brook of Egypt in the south all the way to the town of Lebo-hamath in the north, to join in bringing the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
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David assembled all Israel from the far south to the far north to bring the ark from Kiriath Jearim. The nationwide gathering shows the event's importance.
Overview
David mustered the entire nation, described from the Shihor in Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, the traditional ideal boundaries of Israel. This vast assembly to retrieve the ark from Kiriath Jearim, where it had rested for decades, underscores the national significance of restoring God's presence to the center of Israel's life. The scope reflects David's vision of a kingdom united around the worship of God.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Sam 6:21They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back Yahweh’s ark. Come down, and bring it up to yourselves.”
- 2 Sam 6:1David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
- 1 Kgs 8:65So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
- 1 Chr 15:3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
- Num 34:5–8The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
- 1 Chr 13:6David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God Yahweh’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
- Josh 13:3–6from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
- 1 Kgs 4:21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 2 Kgs 25:21The king of Babylon attacked them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
- Jer 2:18Now what do you gain by going to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? Or why do you to go on the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?
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