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Verse 2 Samuel 6:14. _AND DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD_] Dancing is a
religious ceremony among the Hindoos, and they consider it an act of
devotion to their idols. It is evident that David considered...
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DANCED - The Hebrew word is found only here and in 2 Samuel 6:16. It
means “to dance in a circle,” hence, simply to dance. The parallel
passage in 1 Chronicles 15:27 gives a widely different sense....
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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
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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...
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DANCED. This explains the subscription of Psalms 87, _Mahalath
Leannoth_. dancing with shoutings. Compare 1 Chronicles 15:25. See
App-65.
_ The Psalms 87subscription reads:_ "A Song or Psalm for the s...
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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...
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_David danced_ The dances which were the usual expression of rejoicing
on occasions of national thanksgiving (Exodus 15:20-21; Judges 11:34)
and religious festivals (Psalms 149:3;...
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DISCOURSE: 312
DAVID DANCING BEFORE THE LORD
2 Samuel 6:14._ And David danced before the Lord with all his might._
RELIGION is, indeed, a source of joy. In this light it was viewed by
the angelic hos...
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DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD— David's behaviour in this particular
was no disparagement to his regal dignity. His dancing, that is, his
moving in certain solemn measures, suited to music of the same
c...
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_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...
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_AND DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH ALL HIS MIGHT; AND DAVID WAS
GIRDED WITH A LINEN EPHOD._
David danced before the Lord. The Hebrews, like other ancient people,
had their sacred dances, which we...
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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)....
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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....
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DAVID DANCED. — The religious dances on occasions of great national
blessing were usually performed by women only (Exodus 15:20; Judges
11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6). The king, by now taking part in them hims...
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וְ דָוִ֛ד מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר בְּ כָל ־עֹ֖ז לִ
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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...
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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...
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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....
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And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was]
girded with a linen (g) ephod.
(g) With a garment like the priest's garment....
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Ephod which ordinarily was the habit of priests. But no law restrained
others from using it, (Calmet) particularly on sacred occasions; as we
often see laics in a surplice, when they have to sing Chur...
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(14) And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David
was girded with a linen ephod. (15) So David and all the house of
Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the...
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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...
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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...
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AND DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH ALL [HIS] MIGHT,.... That is,
before the ark of the Lord; not a set dance, or along with others; but
he leaped and skipped as "car", a lamb, does, and that for jo...
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And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was]
girded with a linen ephod.
Ver. 14. _And David danced before the Lord with all his might._]
Lustily indeed, yet not lightly and...
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_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...
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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...
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And David, when the procession moved on, DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH
ALL HIS MIGHT, in an ecstasy of holy joy; AND DAVID WAS GIRDED WITH A
LINEN EPHOD, a copy of those worn by the priests, for David,...
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THE SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL...
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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...
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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...
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DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD, to express his inward joy and
thankfulness to God by his outward carriage, according to the manner
of these times. See Exodus 15:20 Judges 11:34, Judges 21:21...
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‘ 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...
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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...
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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...
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_And David danced before the Lord._
RELIGIOUS USES OF MUSIC AND DANCING
The nations of the East have ever combined the dance as well as music
with their most solemn religious ceremonies. There is not...
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_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...
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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.
⇐...
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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;...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 6:14 DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD. The
term for “dancing” in vv. 2 Samuel 6:14 and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 15:27; 1 Samuel 2:18; 1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Samuel 22:18;...
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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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Danced — To express his thankfulness to God by his outward carriage,
according to the manner of those times. Linen ephod — The usual
habit of the priests and Levites, in their sacred ministrations yet...