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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

2 Samuel 6:13

Had gone six paces with safety and comfort. He sacrificed oxen and fatlings, upon an altar suddenly erected, as was usual in such cases. See Exodus 20:24. This he did either to appease God for the former miscarriage; or to praise him for his present mercy, that he had not made another breach upon them; or to implore his favour and gracious presence with them in this great affair.

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See also 2 Samuel 6:13 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The meaning is, not that they sacrificed oxen and fatlings every six steps, which would have been impossible, but that when - after the arrangement made by David for the Levites to carry the ark 1 Chr...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    3. THE ARK BROUGHT TO ZION CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The ark fetched by David (2 Samuel 6:1)_ 2. Uzzah: his error and death (2 Samuel 6:6) 3. The ark in the house of Obed-edom (2 Samuel 6:10) 4. The ar

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    2 SAMUEL 6. DAVID BRINGS THE ARK TO JERUSALEM. MICHAL'S SCORN. HER PUNISHMENT (J). (_Cf._ p. 286.) Nothing has been heard of the Ark since 1 Samuel 7:2, before the accession of Saul. The introduction...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SIX PACES. See App-51. Compare 1 Chronicles 15:26....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _they that bare the ark of the_Lord] The requirements of the law were now duly observed, as is recorded at length in 1 Chronicles 15, where further details are given about the preparation of a tent to...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Removal of the Ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem 12. _So David went_ Some Latin and a few Greek MSS. soften the abruptness of the text by inserting before this sentence the words, "And Dav...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _The Ark Brought to Jerusalem._ 2 Samuel 6:12-19 12 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that _pertaineth_ unto him, because of the ark of God. So...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IT WAS SO, THAT WHEN THEY THAT BARE THE ARK OF THE LORD HAD GONE SIX PACES, HE SACRIFICED OXEN AND FATLINGS._ When they that bare the ark ... had gone six paces. Some think that four altars were...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    WHEN THEY.. HAD GONE SIX PACES] They offered sacrifices as soon as it was seen that God permitted the removal of the ark....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BRINGING OF THE ARK FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM TO JERUSALEM 1. Again] This probably refers to the previous assembling of the chosen men of Israel to repel the Philistine invasion (2 Samuel 5:22)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 DAVID BRINGS THE *ARK OF GOD TO JERUSALEM V1 David again gathered all the men that he chose from *Israel. There were 30 000 men....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEY THAT BARE THE ARK. — David no longer presumed to violate the law, but took care that the ark should be _borne_ by the proper persons. In 1 Chronicles 15 a detailed account is given of the sanctif...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִ֗י כִּ֧י צָעֲד֛וּ נֹשְׂאֵ֥י אֲרֹון ־יְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VIII. _ THE ARK BROUGHT UP TO JERUSALEM._ 2 Samuel 6:1. THE first care of David when settled on the throne had been to obtain possession of the stronghold of Zion, on which and on the city w...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE ARK TABERNACLED IN THE CITY OF DAVID 2 Samuel 6:12 Josephus tells us that from the moment the Ark rested beneath Obed-edom's roof, a tide of golden prosperity set in, and he passed from poverty t...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Victorious in war, David was not unmindful of the central truth of the national life over which he was called to preside. The nation was indeed a theocracy, with the worship of God at its very center....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Paces. So altars of turf (Grotius) were erected at this distance from each other, on each side of the road. The pagans have sometimes treated their emperors and deities with the like respect. (Sueton...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (12) В¶ And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from t...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Although God has established a king in power, who is at the same time the victorious leader of His people, yet the bonds of the covenant are not yet restored. The ark is still in the place where indiv...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT WAS [SO], THAT WHEN THEY THAT BARE THE ARK OF THE LORD,.... The Levites; for now David had seen the former mistake, and rectified it, and ordered the Levites to "carry" it, as they did upon the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it was [so], that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. Ver. 13. _Had gone six paces._] _Gravi et decenti incessu,_ in a grave and decent eq...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _He sacrificed oxen and fatlings_ As a thanksgiving to God for his goodness, upon an altar erected on purpose on this extraordinary occasion. _And David danced before the Lord_ His joy increased as th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Dauid fetcheth the Arke from Kiriath-iearim on a new cart. 6 Vzzah is smitten at Perez-Vzzah. 9 God blesseth Obed-Edom for the Arke. 12 Dauid bringing the Arke into Zion with sacrifices, daunceth...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it was so that, when they that bare the ark of the Lord, for David did not repeat his first mistake of transporting it on a cart, HAD GONE SIX PACES, HE SACRIFICED OXEN AND FATLINGS, literally, "h...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    David's kingdom having been established, he is rightly concerned that God should have His true place as in highest authority over Israel. The ark was the symbol of the throne of God, yet had been in t...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-19 It became evident, that happy was the man who had the ark near him. Christ is indeed a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those that believe, he is...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Samuel 6:13 bearing H5375 (H8802) ark H727 LORD H3068 gone H6805 (H8804) six H8337 paces H6806 sacrificed...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ And it was so, that, when those who bore the ark of YHWH had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. And David danced before YHWH with all his might, and David was girded with a linen eph...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David seeks to bring the ark to Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, David, Michal, Uzzah, Obed-edom, Abinadab. CONCLUSION: God will have His work done in His own way and cannot bless us if we carr...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Samuel 6:2. _Baale of Judah._ It is called Baalah, Joshua 15:9. It was no doubt the place formerly called Kirjath-jearim. 2 Samuel 6:8. _David was displeased._ ויחר _vayickar, perturbatus fuit,_ as...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And 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._ THE ARK BROUGHT TO ZION In order to understand the full meaning of this t...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 6:1__ Jerusalem would not only be the political capital of a united Israel. It would be the religious center as well. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 6:12 THOSE WHO BORE THE ARK. This time the ark is carried properly (v. 2 Samuel 6:13;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 6:1. “CHOSEN MEN.” Keil understands this assembly to have been composed of representatives of the ntire nation, but the use of the word _again_ seems to point...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 6:1 AND DAVID GATHERED TOGETHER. The long subjection to the Philistines was at an end, and David's first care is to bring the ark of Jehovah from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem. In t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And again, David gathered together the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand of them. And David arose, and went and all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring from there the ark o...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 15:15; 1 Chronicles 15:2; 1 Chronicles 15:25; 1 Chronicles 15:26;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE ARK IN THE HOME OF OBED-EDOM 2 Samuel 6:1 _(Compare 1 Chronicles 13:1_) INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have some very solemn lessons to consider. 1: THE SACREDNESS OF HOLY THINGS. For several Chapter s...

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