So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
- 1 Chr 15:28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
- 1 Chr 15:25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
- Ps 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
- Josh 6:4–5And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
- Ezra 3:10–11And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
- Ps 47:5–6God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
- Num 10:1–10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
- 1 Chr 15:16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
- Ps 47:1O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
- Ps 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
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