2 Samuel 6:12-15

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; 1 Chronicles 15:12). The text may indicate that only one sacrifice was offered at the beginning of the journey, when they had gone six steps. But some interpreters think it means that David sacrificed every six steps. he sacrificed. Here and in 2 Samuel 6:17 it is doubtful that David himself killed all the animals, but it was done at his direction. David’s ephod was the simple linen robe worn by priests (see 1 Samuel 2:18). The ram’s horn was an instrument used especially for signaling.