1 Chronicles 13 · Verse 2

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:
1 Chronicles 13:2, King James Version

1 Chronicles 13:2 in other translations

BSBAnd he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.
WEBDavid said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let’s send word everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have pasture lands, that they may gather themselves to us.
ASVAnd David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;
YLTand David saith to all the assembly of Israel, ‘If unto you it be good, and from Jehovah our God it hath broken forth--we send unto our brethren, those left in all the lands of Israel, and with them the priests and the Levites, in the cities of their suburbs, and they are gathered unto us,
DARBYAnd David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere, that are left in all the lands of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;
BBEAnd David said to all the men of Israel who had come together there, If it seems good to you and if it is the purpose of the Lord our God, let us send to all the rest of our brothers, everywhere in the land of Israel, and to the priests and the Levites in their towns and the country round them, and get them to come together here to us;
WebsterAnd David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seemeth good to you, and that it is of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and suburbs, that they may assemble to us:

What does 1 Chronicles 13:2 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…

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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…

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1 Chronicles 13:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֜ידda.VidDavidH1732
לְכֹ֣ל\׀le.Kholto allH3605
קְהַ֣לke.Hal[the] assembly ofH6951
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אִם\־'im-ifH518
עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם'a.lei.Khem[is] on youH5921
ט֜וֹבTovgoodH2896
וּמִן\־u.min-and fromH4480
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
נִפְרְצָה֙nif.re.Tzahlet us spread outH6555
נִשְׁלְחָ֞הnish.le.Chahlet us sendH7971
עַל\־'al-toH5921
אַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nucountrymen ourH251
הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֗יםha.nish.'a.Rimwho remainH7604
בְּכֹל֙be.Kholin allH3605
אַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.Tzot[the] lands ofH776
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְעִמָּהֶ֛םve.'i.ma.Hemand with themH5973
הַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881
בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892
מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑םmig.re.shei.Hempasture lands theirH4054
וְיִקָּבְצ֖וּve.yi.ka.ve.Tzuso they may gather togetherH6908
אֵלֵֽינוּ\׃'e.Lei.nuto usH413

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 13:2

  • 1 Samuel 31:1

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

  • Numbers 4:4-20

    This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: …

  • 1 Chronicles 10:7

    And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  • 1 Kings 12:7

    And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

  • 2 Kings 9:15

    But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.

  • Exodus 18:23

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

  • Isaiah 37:4

    It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:2-14

    Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: …

  • Proverbs 15:22

    Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

  • Philemon 1:8-9

    Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

  • Numbers 35:2-9

    Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. …

  • 2 Chronicles 31:4-21

    Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord. And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps. In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
If it seem.
1Ki 12:7; 2Ki 9:15; Pr 15:22; Phm 1:8,9
and that it be.
Ex 18:23; 2Sa 7:2-5
send abroad. Heb. break forth, and send. left.
10:7; 1Sa 31:1; Isa 37:4
the priests.
15:2-14; Nu 4:4-20; 2Ch 31:4-21
their cities and suburbs. Heb. the cities of their suburbs.
6:54-81; Nu 35:2-9

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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:

  • 1 Chronicles 13:3

    And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

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1 Chronicles 13:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo David á todo el congreso de Israel: Si os parece bien y de Jehová nuestro Dios, enviaremos á todas partes á llamar nuestros hermanos que han quedado en todas las tierras de Israel, y á los sacerdotes y Levitas que están con ellos en sus ciudades y ejidos que se junten con nosotros;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David dit à toute la congrégation d’Israël: Si cela est bon devant vous, et que cela vienne de l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, envoyons de tous côtés vers nos autres frères qui restent dans tous les pays d’Israël, et, en même temps, vers les sacrificateurs et les lévites, dans leurs villes et leurs banlieues, afin qu’ils se rassemblent auprès de nous,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David sprach zu der ganzen Versammlung Israels: Wenn es euch gut dünkt, und wenn es von Jehova, unserem Gott, ist, so laßt uns allenthalben umhersenden zu unseren übrigen Brüdern in allen Landen Israels, und mit ihnen zu den Priestern und zu den Leviten in den Städten ihrer Bezirke, daß sie sich zu uns versammeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et ait ad omnem cœtum Israël: Si placet vobis, et a Domino Deo nostro egreditur sermo quem loquor, mittamus ad fratres nostros reliquos in universas regiones Israël, et ad sacerdotes et Levitas qui habitant in suburbanis urbium, ut congregentur ad nos,