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BrLXXΚαὶ ἀνήγαγεν αὐτὴν Δαυίδ· καὶ πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ ἀνέβη εἰς πόλιν Δαυὶδ, ἣ ἦν τοῦ Ἰούδα, τοῦ ἀναγαγεῖν ἐκεῖθεν τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ Κυρίου καθημένου ἐπὶ χερουβὶμ, οὗ ἐπεκλήθη ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. (Kai anaʸgagen autaʸn Dawid; kai pas Israaʸl anebaʸ eis polin Dawid, haʸ aʸn tou Youda, tou anagagein ekeithen taʸn kibōton tou Theou Kuriou kathaʸmenou epi ⱪeroubim, hou epeklaʸthaʸ onoma autou. )
BrTrAnd David brought it up: and all Israel went up to the city of David, which belonged to Juda, to bring up thence the ark of the Lord God who sits between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.
ULTAnd David went up and all Israel to Baalah, to Kiriath Jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the Box of God Yahweh who sits over the cherubim which is called by name.
USTDavid went with all the Israelite people to the city of Baalah, which is another name for Kiriath Jearim, to get from that city the sacred chest of God, Yahweh. (Baalah was located in the land belonging to the tribe of Judah). The people believed that God sat like a king on a throne between the statues of winged creatures that was above the lid of the sacred chest. The sacred chest belonged to Yahweh.
BSB § David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.[fn]
13:6Or the ark of God, which is called by the Name of the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim; or the ark of God, the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim, where His Name is called
WEBBEDavid went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God the LORD’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
NETDavid and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who sits enthroned between the cherubim – the ark that is called by his name.
LSVand David goes up, and all Israel, to Ba‘alah, to Kirjath-Jearim that [belongs] to Judah, to bring up from there the Ark of God, YHWH, inhabiting the cherubim, where the Name is called on.
FBVSo David and all of Israel went to Baalah (otherwise called Kiriath-jearim) in Judah to bring back the Ark of God the Lord, whose throne is between the cherubim and who is called by the Name.
T4TDavid went with all the Israeli people to Baalah town, which is another name for Kiriath-Jearim, to get the Sacred Chest. The people believed that God ruled from between the statues of winged creatures that was above the lid of the Sacred Chest [MTY].
LEBAnd David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-Jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Yahweh God who is enthroned between the cherubim, which is called the name.
BBEAnd David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.
JPSAnd David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, the LORD that sitteth upon the cherubim, whereon is called the Name.
ASVAnd David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah that sitteth above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
DRAAnd David went up with all the men of Israel to the hill of Cariathiarim which is in Juda, to bring thence the ark of the Lord God sitting upon the cherubims, where his name is called upon.
YLTand David goeth up, and all Israel, to Baalah, unto Kirjath-Jearim that [is] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God Jehovah, inhabiting the cherubs, where the Name is called on.
DrbyAnd David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of [fn]God, of Jehovah, who sitteth between the cherubim, whose name is placed [there].
RVAnd David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, the LORD that sitteth upon the cherubim, which is called by the Name.
WbstrAnd David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is , to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it .
KJB-1769And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. (And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiryath-yearim, which belonged to Yudah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwells between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. )
KJB-1611[fn]And Dauid went vp, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-iearim, which belonged to Iudah, to bring vp thence the Arke of God the LORD, that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, whose name is called on it. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))
BshpsAnd Dauid went vp and all Israel to an high place towarde Kiriathiarim, that was in Iuda, to set thence the arke of the Lorde God that dwelleth betweene the Cherubs, where his name is called on. (And David went up and all Israel to an high place towarde Kiryath-yearim, that was in Yudah, to set thence the ark of the Lord God that dwells between the Cherubs, where his name is called on.)
GnvaAnd Dauid went vp and all Israel to Baalath, in Kiriath-iearim, that was in Iudah, to bring vp from thence the Arke of God the Lord that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, where his Name is called on. (And David went up and all Israel to Baalath, in Kiryath-yearim, that was in Yudah, to bring up from thence the Ark of God the Lord that dwells between the Cherubims, where his Name is called on. )
CvdlAnd Dauid wente vp wt all Israel to Kiriath Iearim, which lieth in Iuda, to brynge from thence the Arke of God the LORDE, that sytteth vpo the Cherubins, where the name is named: (And David went up with all Israel to Kiriath Yearim, which lieth/lies in Yudah, to bring from thence the Ark of God the LORD, that sytteth upo the Cherubins, where the name is named:)
WyclAnd Dauid stiede, and alle the men of Israel, to the hil of Cariathiarym, which is in Juda, that he schulde brynge fro thennus the arke of the Lord God sittynge on cherubyn, where his name was clepid. (And David stiede, and all the men of Israel, to the hill of Kiryath-yearim, which is in Yudah, that he should bring from thence the ark of the Lord God sitting on cherubyn, where his name was called.)
LuthUnd David zog hinauf mit dem ganzen Israel zu Kiriath-Jearim, welche liegt in Juda, daß er von dannen heraufbrächte die Lade Gottes, des HErr’s, der auf den Cherubim sitzet, da der Name angerufen wird. (And David pulled up with to_him entire Israel to Kiriath-Yearim, which liegt in Yuda, that he from dannen heraufbrächte the box/chest God’s, the LORD’s, the/of_the on the Cherubim sitzet, there the/of_the Name angerufen wird.)
ClVgEt ascendit David, et omnis vir Israël, ad collem Cariathiarim, qui est in Juda, ut afferret inde arcam Domini Dei sedentis super cherubim, ubi invocatum est nomen ejus. (And went_up David, and everyone man Israel, to collem Cariathiarim, who it_is in Yuda, as afferret inde the_box Master of_God sedentis over cherubim, where invocatum it_is nomen his. )
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).
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended Dāvid and=all Yisrael Baalah,to to/towards קִרְיַת יְעָרִים which/who belongs_to,Judah to,bring_up from=there DOM ark the=ʼElohīm YHWH enthroned the,cherubim which/who called name_of )
These are the names of places. “Baalah” is another name for Kiriath Jearim.
(Occurrence 0) which belongs to Judah
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended Dāvid and=all Yisrael Baalah,to to/towards קִרְיַת יְעָרִים which/who belongs_to,Judah to,bring_up from=there DOM ark the=ʼElohīm YHWH enthroned the,cherubim which/who called name_of )
(Occurrence 0) to bring up from there the ark of God
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended Dāvid and=all Yisrael Baalah,to to/towards קִרְיַת יְעָרִים which/who belongs_to,Judah to,bring_up from=there DOM ark the=ʼElohīm YHWH enthroned the,cherubim which/who called name_of )
It is implied that they are taking the ark to Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “to take to Jerusalem the ark of God”
(Occurrence 0) to bring up from there
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended Dāvid and=all Yisrael Baalah,to to/towards קִרְיַת יְעָרִים which/who belongs_to,Judah to,bring_up from=there DOM ark the=ʼElohīm YHWH enthroned the,cherubim which/who called name_of )
Jerusalem is higher than almost any other place in Israel, so it was normal for Israelites to speak of going up to Jerusalem and going down from it.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended Dāvid and=all Yisrael Baalah,to to/towards קִרְיַת יְעָרִים which/who belongs_to,Judah to,bring_up from=there DOM ark the=ʼElohīm YHWH enthroned the,cherubim which/who called name_of )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This could mean: (1) the idiom “called by … name” refers to a person owning the thing. Alternate translation: “which belongs to Yahweh” or (2) the ark has Yahweh’s name written on it. Alternate translation: “which bears Yahweh’s name”
(Occurrence 0) who sits enthroned over the cherubim
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_ascended Dāvid and=all Yisrael Baalah,to to/towards קִרְיַת יְעָרִים which/who belongs_to,Judah to,bring_up from=there DOM ark the=ʼElohīm YHWH enthroned the,cherubim which/who called name_of )
You may need to make explicit that the cherubim are those on the lid of the ark of the covenant. The biblical writers often spoke of the ark of the covenant as if it were Yahweh’s footstool upon which he rested his feet as he sat on his throne in heaven above. Alternate translation: “who sits on his throne above the cherubim on the ark of the covenant”
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.
