while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.
Parallel translations
- WEB So David and all the house of Israel brought up Yahweh’s ark with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
- KJV So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
- NKJV So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.
- NASB So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with joyful shouting and the sound of the trumpet.
- NLT So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams’ horns.
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Quick answer
David and all Israel brought up the ark with shouting and trumpet blasts. The whole nation joined in joyful, public praise as God's presence came to Jerusalem.
Overview
The corporate celebration shows that the ark's arrival was not merely David's private devotion but a national act of worship. Shouting and trumpets accompanied great moments of God's saving presence throughout Scripture. This jubilant entry of the LORD enthroned above the cherubim anticipates the joy of God dwelling among His people, fulfilled when Christ comes to His people.
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- Ps 68:24–27They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
- 1 Chr 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
- 1 Chr 15:25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- Ps 150:3Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
- Josh 6:4–5Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
- Ezra 3:10–11When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
- Ps 47:5–6God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
- Num 10:1–10Then the LORD said to Moses,
- 1 Chr 15:16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
- Ps 47:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
- Ps 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
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