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NETLet’s move the ark of our God back here, for we did not seek his will throughout Saul’s reign.”
LSVand we bring around the Ark of our God to us, for we did not seek Him in the days of Saul.”
FBVLet us bring the Ark of our God back[fn] to us, because we forgot about it during the time of Saul.”
13:3“Bring… back”: interestingly the verb root has the basic meaning of “surround.”
T4Tbecause we want to bring the Sacred Chest of our God back to us. While Saul was the king, we did not go to God’s presence to ask him what we should do.”
LEBThen let us bring around the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”
BBEAnd let us get back for ourselves the ark of our God: for in the days of Saul we did not go to it for directions.
KJB-1611[fn]And let vs bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for wee enquired not at it in the dayes of Saul. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)
BshpsAnd we will bring againe the arke of our God to vs: for we regarded it not in the dayes of Saul. (And we will bring again the ark of our God to us: for we regarded it not in the days of Saul.)
GnvaAnd we will bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for we sought not vnto it in the dayes of Saul. (And we will bring again the Ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul. )
Cvdland let vs fetch the Arke of oure God agayne vnto vs: for by Sauls tyme we axed after it. (and let us fetch the Ark of our God again unto us: for by Sauls time we asked after it.)
Wycland that we brynge ayen to vs the arke of oure God; for we souyten not it in the daies of Saul. (and that we bring again to us the ark of our God; for we sought not it in the days of Saul.)
Luthund laßt uns die Lade unsers Gottes zu uns wieder holen, denn bei den Zeiten Sauls fragten wir nicht nach ihr. (and laßt us/to_us/ourselves the box/chest unsers God’s to us/to_us/ourselves again fetch, because at the Zeiten Sauls fragten we/us not after ihr.)
ClVget reducamus arcam Dei nostri ad nos: non enim requisivimus eam in diebus Saul. (and reducamus the_box of_God our to nos: not/no because requisivimus her in days Saul. )
13:1–17:27 These chapters chronicle the transformation of Jerusalem into the political and religious center of Israel, beginning with David’s disastrous attempt to transfer the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem (13:1-14; cp. 2 Sam 6:2-11).
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.
