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1CH 13:1–13:14 ©

The carrying of Box of Agreement

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13:1 The carrying of Box of Agreement

(2 Sam. 6:1-11)

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13and_consulted Dāvid with the_commanders the_thousands and_the_hundreds to/from_all/each/any/every leader.
2And_he/it_said Dāvid to_all/each/any/every the_assembly of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) if to_you_all good and_from YHWH god_our let_us_spread_out let_us_send to brothers_our the_remain in/on/at/with_all the_lands of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_with_them the_priests and_the_Levites in/on/at/with_cities pasturelands_their and_gathered to_us.
3And_bring_back DOM the_ark god_our to_us if/because not seek_it in/on/at/with_days of_Shāʼūl.
4And_they_said all the_assembly for_doing thus if/because it_was_pleasing the_thing in/on_both_eyes_of of_all the_people.
5And_assembled Dāvid DOM all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from Shihor of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_unto Lebo Ḩₐmāt to_bring DOM the_ark the_ʼElohīm from wwww.
6And_he/it_ascended Dāvid and_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) Baˊalah_to to wwww wwww which belongs_to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_bring_up from_there DOM the_ark the_ʼElohīm YHWH [who]_sits the_cherubim which it_is_called a_name.
7And_carried DOM the_ark the_ʼElohīm on a_cart new from_house of_ʼAⱱīnādāⱱ and_ˊUzzāʼ and_ʼAḩyō [were]_leading in/on/at/with_cart.
8And_Dāvid and_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) [were]_playing to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_ʼElohīm in_all strength and_in/on/at/with_songs and_in/on/at/with_lyres and_in/on/at/with_harps and_in/on/at/with_tambourines and_in/on/at/with_cymbals and_in/on/at/with_trumpets.
9And_they_came to wwww wwww and_put_out ˊUzzāʼ DOM his/its_hand to_hold DOM the_ark if/because they_had_stumbled the_oxen.
10And_it_glowed/burned the_anger of_YHWH in/on/at/with_ˊUzzāʼ and_struck_down_him on that he_had_stretched_out his/its_hand on the_ark and_he/it_died there to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before god.
11And_it_glowed/burned to_Dāvid if/because he_had_broken_out YHWH a_breaking_out in/on/at/with_ˊUzzāʼ and_he/it_called to_the_place (the)_that wwww wwww until the_day the_this.
12And_afraid Dāvid DOM the_ʼElohīm in_the_day (the)_that to_say how will_I_bring to_me DOM the_ark the_ʼElohīm.
13And_not he_turned_aside Dāvid DOM the_ark to_him/it to the_city of_Dāvid and_took_aside_it to the_house tilling_of wwww the_Gittiy.
14And_he/it_sat_down//remained//lived the_ark the_ʼElohīm with the_household tilling_of wwww in/on/at/with_house_his three months and_he/it_blessed YHWH DOM the_household tilling_of wwww and_DOM all that to_him/it.

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David Transports the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem

2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13

Perhaps no other event in David’s life demonstrates his zealous love for God than his efforts to move the Ark from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem. The story takes place about twenty years after the Ark had been captured by the Philistines but was later returned to Israel, where it was kept at Kiriath-jearim (1 Samuel 6:1-7:2; see “The Ark of the Covenant Is Captured and Returned” map). The Tabernacle and altar appear to have been relocated to the High Place of Gibeon/Gibeah after the Philistines overran Shiloh as well (1 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 16:39-40; 21:29). By this time David had secured his grip on the throne of all Israel and had established Jerusalem (also called the City of David) as his new capital, and he wished to bring the Ark into it. So David called together all the leaders of Israel and placed the Ark on a new cart, and they all danced before the Lord as the Ark was brought from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem. When the Ark reached the threshing floor of Nacon (1 Chronicles 13:9 calls him “Chidon”), the oxen stumbled, and a man named Uzzah, who was helping to move the Ark, reached out to steady the Ark. The Lord immediately struck Uzzah dead for touching the Ark, and after this David was angry and afraid of the Lord. David called the place Perez-uzzah, meaning “bursting forth against Uzzah”. This parallels an earlier instance (or perhaps later; see 2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 14:11) when David named a place Baal-perazim, meaning “the Lord of bursting forth,” because the Lord had enabled him to win a battle against the Philistines (2 Samuel 5; 23:13-17 ; 1 Chronicles 11:15-19; 14:10-17; also see map “David Defeats the Philistines in the Valley of Rephaim”). In both cases, David may have been using the term for “bursting forth” as a double entendre to describe both the actions of the Lord and the presence of springs in the area. If so, this author has found that a good candidate for Perez-uzzah is located just to the north of what was likely ancient Mozah, because there are multiple springs in the area, including one at the top of the hill that may have been the location of the threshing floor of Nacon. After Uzzah’s death, the Ark was temporarily taken to the house of Obed-edom, presumeably located nearby, for three months. Though the Lord’s actions against Uzzah might seem harsh to the modern reader, especially given David’s desire to honor the Lord through his efforts, the biblical writers provide clues as to why the Lord must have responded as he did. By noting that the Ark was put on a “new cart,” just as the Philistines had done when they returned the Ark (1 Samuel 6:7), the writers were likely indicating that David was going about his efforts in a pagan way instead of in accordance with God’s commands for transporting the Ark, which required that it be carried with poles (Numbers 4:15; also see 1 Chronicles 15:12–15). This is underscored by David’s renewed–and successful–efforts to transport the Ark again, this time using poles (note “those who bore the Ark of the Lord” in 2 Samuel 6:13) and making sacrifices along the way. David and all Israel danced and shouted as the Ark made its way to Jerusalem, with David wearing only a linen ephod, essentially an undergarment. After the Ark arrived in the city, David placed it in a tent and offered sacrifices to the Lord. But David’s wife Michal sarcastically noted that David had “honored” himself that day by uncovering himself before all the young servant girls. David responded by insisting that he was willing to abase himself even further to worship the Lord.

1CH 13:1–13:14 ©

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