1 Chronicles 13 · Verse 1

1 Chronicles 13:1

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
1 Chronicles 13:1, King James Version

1 Chronicles 13:1 in other translations

BSBThen David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
WEBDavid consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
ASVAnd David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
YLTAnd David consulteth with the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, every leader,
DARBYAnd David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, with every prince.
BBEThen David had discussions with the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and with every chief.
WebsterAnd David consulted with the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and with every leader.

What does 1 Chronicles 13:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 13:1-3
1Ch 13:1-8. David Fetches the Ark from Kirjath-jearim. 1-3. David consulted ... And let us bring again the ark of our God--Gratitude for the high and splendid dignity to which he had been elevated would naturally, at this period, impart a fresh animation and impulse to the habitually fervent piety of David; but, at the same time, he was animated by other motives. He fully understood his position as ruler under the theocracy, and, entering on his duties, he was resolved to fulfil his mission as a constitutional king of Israel. Accordingly, his first act as a sovereign related to the interests of religion. The ark being then the grand instrument and ornament of it, he takes the opportunity of the official representatives of the nation being with him, to consult them about the propriety of establishing it in a more public and accessible locality. The assembly at which he spoke of this consisted of the Sheloshim, princes of thousands (2Sa 6:1). During the reign of the late king, the ark had been left in culpable neglect. Consequently the people had, to a great extent, been careless about the ordinances of divine worship, or had contented themselves with offering sacrifices at Gibeon, without any thought of the ark, though it was the chief and most vital part of the tabernacle. The duty and advantages of this religious movement suggested by the king were apparent, and the proposal met with universal approval.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

David consults with his officers, and resolves to bring back the ark from the house of Abinadab, 1Chr 13:1-4. They place it on a new cart, and Uzza and Ahio drive the cart; the oxen stumbling, Uzza puts forth his hand to save the ark from falling, and he is smitten by the Lord, 1Chr 13:5-10. David is displeased, and orders the ark to be carried to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite, 1Chr 13:11-13. The ark abides there three months, and the Lord blesses Obed-edom, 1Chr 13:14. Verse 1 David consulted - Having taken the strong hold of Zion from the Jebusites, organized his army, got assurances of the friendly disposition of the Israelites towards him, he judged it right to do what he could for the establishment of religion in the land; and as a first step, consulted on the propriety of bringing the ark from an obscure village, where it had remained during the reign of Saul, to the royal city or seat of government.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 13:1-5
David said not, What magnificent thing shall I do now? or, What pleasant thing? but, What pious thing? that he might have the comfort and benefit of that sacred oracle. Let us bring the ark to us, that it may be a blessing to us. Those who honour God, profit themselves. It is the wisdom of those setting out in the world, to take God's ark with them. Those are likely to go on in the favour of God, who begin in the fear of God. (1Ch 13:6-14)

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 13:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'Atzand he consultedH3289
דָּוִ֗ידda.VidDavidH1732
עִם\־'im-withH5973
שָׂרֵ֧יsa.Rei[the] commanders ofH8269
הָאֲלָפִ֛יםha.'a.la.Fimthe thousandsH505
וְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otand the hundredsH3967
לְכָל\־le.kholto everyH3605
נָגִֽיד\׃na.GidleaderH5057

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 13:1

  • 2 Chronicles 34:29-30

    Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:20

    Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:20

    As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

  • 2 Kings 23:1

    And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:32

    And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

  • 2 Samuel 6:1

    Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:14

    These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 David fetches the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath- jearim.
9 Uzza being smitten, the ark is left at the house of Obed- edom.

consulted.
12:14,20,32; 2Sa 6:1; 2Ki 23:1; 2Ch 29:20; 34:29,30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 13:1

    And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

  • 1 Chronicles 13:2

    And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

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1 Chronicles 13:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		ENTONCES David tomó consejo con los capitanes de millares y de cientos, y con todos los jefes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et David tint conseil avec les chefs de milliers et de centaines, avec tous les princes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David beriet sich mit den Obersten über tausend und über hundert, mit allen Fürsten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Iniit autem consilium David cum tribunis, et centurionibus, et universis principibus,