And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.
Parallel translations
- WEB David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up Yahweh’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
- KJV And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
- BSB And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
- NASB And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place which he had prepared for it.
- NLT Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
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Quick answer
David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the ark to the place he had prepared. The whole nation again assembles, now for an obedient procession.
Overview
David convened all Israel for a second attempt to bring the ark up, this time to the tent he had readied. The renewed national gathering shows that David did not abandon the project but resolved to do it rightly. The Chronicler underscores that genuine worship is both wholehearted and ordered according to God's word, joining zeal with obedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Chr 13:5So 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.
- 1 Kgs 8:1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.
- 1 Chr 15:1David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
- 2 Sam 6:12King David was told, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.
- 2 Sam 6:17They brought in Yahweh’s ark, and set it in its place, in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.
- 1 Chr 15:12and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
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