2 Samuel 6
Overview
6:1 David fetches the ark from Kirjath-jearim on a new cart;
6:6 Uzzah is smitten at Perez-uzzah;
6:9 God blesses Obed-edom for the ark;
6:12 David brings the ark into Zion with sacrifices, and dances before it; for which Michal despises him;
6:17 He places it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting;
6:20 Michal, reproving David for his religious joy, is childless to her death. Verse 1 2 Samuel 5:1; 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Chronicles 13:1-4; Psalm 132:1-6 Reciprocal 2 Kings 23:1 - the king; 1 Chronicles 13:5 - David; Acts 7:45 - unto Verse 2 Baale Joshua 15:9, 15:10, 15:60, Baalah, i.e. Kirjath-jearim, 1 Samuel 7:1; 1 Chronicles 13:5, 13:6 whose nameetc. or, at which the name, even the name of the Lord of hosts, was called upon, Leviticus 24:11-16; Isaiah 47:4, 54:5 dwelleth Exodus 25:18-22; 1 Samuel 4:4; 1 Kings 8:6, 8:7; Psalm 80:1; 1 Peter 1:12 Reciprocal Exodus 25:22 - between; Numbers 4:5 - and cover; Joshua 18:14 - Kirjathbaal; 1 Kings 8:1 - that they might bring; 2 Chronicles 1:4 - the ark; Psalm 78:67 - General; Luke 19:37 - the whole Verse 3 setetc. Heb. made the ark of God to ride, Numbers 4:5-12, 7:9; 1 Samuel 6:7 Gibeahor, the hillReciprocal Exodus 37:5 - General; Joshua 3:3 - the priests; Judges 20:28 - Shall I yet; 1 Samuel 6:11 - they laid; 7:1 - Abinadab; 1 Chronicles 13:7 - in a new cart; 15:13 - ye did it Verse 4 1 Samuel 7:1, 7:2; 1 Chronicles 13:7 accompanyingHeb. withReciprocal Leviticus 8:7 - the ephod Verse 5 David 1 Samuel 10:5, 16:16; 2 Kings 3:15; 1 Chronicles 13:8, 15:10-24; Psalm 47:5, 68:25-27; 150:3-5; Daniel 3:5, 3:7, 3:10, 3:15; Amos 5:23, 6:5 on all mannerThis place should doubtless be corrected from the parallel place, 1 Chronicles 13:8
where, instead of bechol a?tzey beroshim, which is literally, "with all trees or wood of fir," we read bechol o?z oovesheerim, "with all their might, and with songs." This makes a good sense, while the former makes none: the LXX have the same reading here,,.Reciprocal Exodus 15:20 - all the; 2 Samuel 6:21 - play; 1 Kings 5:8 - timber of fir; 2 Chronicles 20:28 - with psalteries; Psalm 33:2 - Praise; 43:4 - upon; Revelation 14:2 - harpers Verse 6 Nachon's 1 Chronicles 13:9, he is called Chidonput forthEven the Kohathites, who were appointed to carry the ark, after it was covered by the priests, were forbidden to touch it on pain of death; but Uzzah, who certainly was no priest, probably with some degree of irreverence, having presumed to lay his hand upon the ark, which perhaps was not covered, thus incurred the penalty due to his rashness. Numbers 4:15, 4:19, 4:20 shook itor, stumbledReciprocal Exodus 19:22 - break; Numbers 4:18 - General; 7:9 - because; 17:13 - any thing; 18:4 - a stranger; 1 Kings 8:1 - that they might bring Verse 7 God smote Leviticus 10:1-3; 1 Samuel 6:19; 1 Chronicles 13:10, 15:2, 15:13; 1 Corinthians 11:30-32 erroror, rashnessReciprocal Exodus 4:14 - anger; Leviticus 10:2 - fire; Numbers 1:51 - the stranger; 3:10 - and the stranger; 4:15 - they shall; 4:18 - General; 18:4 - a stranger; Judges 20:28 - Shall I yet; 1 Samuel 6:20 - General; 1 Kings 11:9 - angry; 13:21 - thou hast disobeyed; 1 Chronicles 13:11 - displeased; Lamentations 3:39 - a man; Habakkuk 3:1 - errors; 3:1 - nor faint Verse 8 displeased 1 Chronicles 13:11, 13:12; Jonah 4:1, 4:9 madeHeb. brokenPerezuzzahthat is, The breach of UzzahReciprocal 1 Chronicles 15:13 - the Lord; Psalm 119:120 - My flesh; Lamentations 3:39 - a man; Luke 8:37 - besought Verse 9 afraid Numbers 17:12, 17:13; 1 Samuel 5:10, 5:11, 6:20; Psalm 119:120; Isaiah 6:5; Luke 5:8, 5:9; 1 Peter 3:6 How shall 1 Kings 8:27; 1 Chronicles 13:11, 13:12; Job 25:5, 25:6 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 5:7 - The ark; 16:4 - trembled; 1 Chronicles 21:30 - he was afraid; Matthew 25:25 - General; Luke 8:37 - besought; 19:21 - because; Acts 19:17 - and fear Verse 10 Obededom 1 Chronicles 13:13, 13:14, 15:18, 16:5, 26:4-8 Gittite 2 Samuel 4:3, 15:19, 18:2 Reciprocal 5:7 - the same; 15:18 - Gittites; 1 Chronicles 11:5 - the city; Matthew 25:25 - General Verse 11 the Lord blessed Genesis 30:27, 39:5, 39:23; Proverbs 3:9, 3:10; Malachi 3:10 Reciprocal 1 Chronicles 13:13 - Obededom; Proverbs 3:33 - he blesseth Verse 12 because Matthew 10:42 So David 1 Chronicles 15:1-3, 15:25; Psalm 24:7-10, 68:24-27, 132:6-8 Reciprocal Genesis 39:5 - for Joseph's; Exodus 20:24 - will bless thee; 1 Kings 8:1 - that they might bring; 1 Chronicles 11:5 - the city; 15:3 - to bring up; 2 Chronicles 5:2 - out; Nehemiah 12:27 - gladness; Psalm 24:3 - the hill Verse 13 when they Numbers 4:15, 7:9; Joshua 3:3; 1 Chronicles 15:2, 15:15, 15:25, 15:26 oxen 1 Kings 8:5; 2 Chronicles 5:6 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 15:9 - the fatlings; 2 Samuel 15:24 - bearing; Psalm 66:15 - I will offer Verse 14 danced Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, 21:21; Psalm 30:11, 149:3, 150:4; Luke 15:25 with all his Deuteronomy 6:5; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Colossians 3:23 girded 1 Samuel 2:18, 2:28, 22:18; 1 Chronicles 15:27 Reciprocal Exodus 28:4 - ephod; 32:19 - the dancing; 1 Samuel 19:24 - stripped; 2 Samuel 6:20 - uncovered; 6:21 - before; 2 Chronicles 20:27 - forefront; Ezekiel 46:10 - General; Hosea 3:4 - ephod Verse 15 David Psalm 132:18 with shouting 1 Chronicles 15:16, 15:25, 15:28; Ezra 3:10, 3:11; Psalm 47:1, 47:5, 47:6, 68:24-27 the sound Numbers 10:1-10; Joshua 6:4, 6:5; Psalm 150:3 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 20:27 - forefront Verse 16 And as 1 Chronicles 15:29 Michal 2 Samuel 3:14 despised 1 Chronicles 15:29; Psalm 69:7; Isaiah 53:3; Acts 2:13; 1 Corinthians 2:14 Reciprocal Genesis 6:16 - window; 16:4 - her mistress; Exodus 15:20 - all the; 2 Samuel 6:20 - Michal; 6:21 - before; Esther 1:17 - despise; Psalm 149:3 - in the dance; Proverbs 7:6 - at the; Ecclesiastes 3:4 - to dance; Song of Songs 2:8 - leaping; Luke 6:23 - leap Verse 17 they brought 1 Chronicles 15:1, 16:1; 2 Chronicles 1:4; Psalm 132:8 pitchedHeb. stretchedoffered 1 Kings 8:5, 8:62-65; 2 Chronicles 5:6, 7:5-7; Ezra 6:16, 6:17 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 7:2 - curtains; 12:20 - the house; 15:25 - habitation; 21:9 - before the Lord; 1 Kings 3:15 - before; 2 Kings 16:15 - the king's burnt; 1 Chronicles 6:31 - after that; 17:1 - under curtains; 17:5 - from tent to tent; Psalm 20:2 - out; 24:7 - shall; 66:15 - I will offer; 78:67 - General; 132:5 - I find Verse 18 as soon 1 Kings 8:55; 1 Chronicles 16:2; 2 Chronicles 6:3, 30:18, 30:19, 30:27; Acts 3:26 he blessed Genesis 14:19; Exodus 39:43; Leviticus 9:22, 9:23; Habakkuk 3:1-7:7 Reciprocal Joshua 22:6 - General; 2 Samuel 6:20 - bless; 19:39 - blessed; 1 Kings 3:15 - peace offerings; 8:14 - blessed all; 2 Kings 16:15 - the king's burnt; 2 Chronicles 31:8 - and his people Verse 19 he dealt 1 Chronicles 16:3; 2 Chronicles 30:24, 35:7, 35:8, 35:12, 35:13; Nehemiah 8:10; Ezekiel 45:17; Acts 20:35; Ephesians 4:8 So all the 1 Kings 8:66; 2 Chronicles 7:10 Reciprocal 1 Kings 3:15 - peace offerings; 1 Chronicles 12:39 - eating and drinking; 16:43 - all the people; Song of Songs 2:5 - flagons; Luke 14:13 - call; Acts 5:14 - multitudes Verse 20 bless 2 Samuel 6:18; Genesis 18:19; Joshua 24:15; 1 Chronicles 16:43; Psalm 30:1 *title 101:2 Michal 2 Samuel 6:16; Psalm 69:7-9; Mark 3:21 glorious Nehemiah 4:3, 4:4; Isaiah 53:2, 53:3; John 13:6; 1 Corinthians 4:10-13; Philippians 2:7, 2:8 uncoveredWe are only to understand by this expression that David had divested himself of his royal robes, in order to appear humble before the Lord, by assimilating himself to the condition of one of the priests or Levites: for we find that he was "girded with a linen ephod;" and consequently no part of his body was exposed, having only put off his outer garments. The terms uncovered or naked frequently mean no more than this in Scripture. 2 Samuel 6:14, 6:16; 1 Samuel 19:23, 19:24 vain fellows Judges 9:4; Job 30:8 shamelesslyor, openlyReciprocal Genesis 37:19 - Behold; Joshua 22:6 - General; 1 Samuel 14:49 - name of the firstborn; 24:14 - the king; 2 Samuel 19:39 - blessed; 1 Chronicles 15:29 - she despised; Job 2:10 - as one; Isaiah 20:2 - naked; Matthew 5:22 - Raca; John 21:7 - naked; Habakkuk 3:1 - the less Verse 21 before 2 Samuel 6:14, 6:16; 1 Corinthians 10:31 chose 1 Samuel 13:14, 15:28, 16:1, 16:12; Psalm 78:70-72, 89:19, 89:20; Acts 13:22 play 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Chronicles 15:29 Reciprocal Judges 21:21 - dance; 2 Samuel 7:8 - ruler; 21:9 - before the Lord; 1 Chronicles 17:7 - ruler; Job 2:10 - as one; Psalm 75:7 - he putteth; Acts 7:46 - found; 2 Corinthians 5:13 - it is to; 1 Thessalonians 3:9 - before Verse 22 more vile Isaiah 50:6, 51:7; Matthew 5:11, 5:12; Acts 5:41, 5:42; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 4:14 in mine Genesis 32:10; Job 40:4, 42:6; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Peter 5:6 maidservantsor, handmaidsI be had 1 Samuel 2:30 Reciprocal 2 Corinthians 5:13 - it is to Verse 23 Michal 1 Samuel 1:6-8; Isaiah 4:1; Hosea 9:11; Luke 1:25 unto the day 1 Samuel 15:35; Isaiah 22:14; Matthew 1:25 Reciprocal 1 Chronicles 3:3 - Eglah