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2 Samuel 6:4 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 6 · verse 4
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.2 Samuel 6:4 · King James Version
2 Samuel 6:4 in context
2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
5And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- accompanyingʻimadverb or preposition, with , in varied applicationsH5973 →
- AbinadabʼĂbîynâdâbAbinadab, the name of four IsraelitesH41 →
- broughtnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- GibeahGibʻâhGibahH1390 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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We have not heard a word of the ark since it was lodged in Kirjath-jearim, immediately after its return out of its captivity among the Philistines (Sa1 7:1, Sa1 7:2), except that, once, Saul called for it, Sa1 14:18.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5