And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
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Gill's Exposition
And the king said unto Zadok, carry back the ark of God into the city,.... The reason of which is not easy to account for, since being carried back it would fall into the hands of the conspirators;…
Adam Clarke
Carry back the ark - David shows here great confidence in God, and great humility. The ark was too precious to be exposed to the dangers of his migrations; he knew that God would restore him if he…
Here we have, I. The fidelity of the priests and Levites and their firm adherence to David and his interest. They knew David's great affection to them and their office, notwithstanding his failings.…
Cambridge Bible
his habitation Jerusalem, and in particular the tent where the Ark was kept, was "the habitation" (Exo 15:13), the earthly "dwelling-place," of Jehovah (1Ki 8:13), so far as that could be said of any…
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