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2 Samuel 6:12

2 Samuel 6:12
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 the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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 their…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

With gladness - Especially with joyful music and song (1Ch 15:16, etc.).

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

So David - brought up the ark - The Vulgate adds to this verse: And David had seven choirs, and a calf for a sacrifice. The Septuagint make a greater addition: "And he had seven choirs carrying the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 6:12-19

We have here the second attempt to bring the ark home to the city of David; and this succeeded, though the former miscarried.

I. It should seem the blessing with which the house of Obed-edom was…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

2 Samuel 6:12-19

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 David…