1 Chronicles13
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1 the of and of , with .
2 And to the of , it to you and the Lord our , let us our who in the of , as well as to the and in the that have , that they may be to us.
3 Then let us the of our to us, we did it in the of .
4 the to , the was in the of the .
5 So the of to , to the of .
6 And and to , that is, to belongs to , to the of , is by the of the Lord who above the .
7 And they the of a , the of , and and were the .
8 And and were with their , with and and and and and .
9 And when they to the of , his to take of the , the .
10 And the of the Lord was against , and he him down he his to the , and he .
11 And was the Lord had out against . And that is .
12 And was of that , and he , can I the of home to me?
13 So did the home into the of , but to the of the .
14 And the of with the of in his . And the Lord the of and he had.
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Chapter Summary
In this chapter: David consults about the ark. (1–5). The removal of the ark. (6–14).
vv1-5
David said not, What magnificent thing shall I do now? or, What pleasant thing? but, What pious thing? that he might have the comfort and benefit of that sacred oracle. Let us bring the ark to us, that it may be a blessing to us. Those who honour God, profit themselves. It is the wisdom of those setting out in the world, to take God's ark with them. Those are likely to go on in the favour of God, who begin in the fear of God. (1Ch 13:6-14)
vv6-14
Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the punishment of Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace. If the gospel be to some a savour of death unto death, as the ark was to Uzza, yet let us receive it in the love of it, and it will be to us a savour of life unto life.
Key Words
דָּוִד: David, the youngest son of Jesse
יָעַץ: to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
עִם: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
שַׂר: a head person (of any rank or class)
אֶלֶף: hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
מֵאָה: a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
כֹּל: properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
נָגִיד: a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
אָמַר: to say (used with great latitude)
קָהָל: assemblage (usually concretely)
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13Parallel account of David gathering the chosen leaders and representatives of Israel for the assembly.
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Parallel description of Baalah (Kirjath-jearim) and bringing up the ark of God.
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Parallel record of carrying the ark out of Abinadab's house on a new cart.
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Parallel account of reaching the threshingfloor and Uzza putting his hand to the ark.
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Parallel account of God's anger kindled against Uzza and his immediate death.
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Parallel account of David's displeasure and naming the place Perez-uzza.
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Parallel account of David's fear of God and his question about bringing the ark home.
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Parallel account of moving the ark to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
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Parallel account of the ark remaining with Obed-edom and the Lord blessing his household.
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Identifies Kirjath-jearim and the house of Abinadab where the ark had long neglectedly remained.
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The Mosaic command forbidding touching the holy things on pain of death, violated here.
Supported by Matthew Henry, Matthew Poole
David explicitly explains later that the breach occurred because they did not seek God after due order.
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The law concerning the cities and suburbs assigned to the priests and Levites.
Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB
An instance where Saul did temporarily inquire at the ark, contrasting with overall neglect.
Supported by Matthew Poole