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.
1 Chronicles 13:3 in other translations
| BSB | Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.” |
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| WEB | Also, let’s bring the ark of our God back to us again, for we didn’t seek it in the days of Saul.” |
| ASV | and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul. |
| YLT | and we bring round the ark of our God unto us, for we sought Him not in the days of Saul.' |
| DARBY | and let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we inquired not of it in the days of Saul. |
| BBE | And let us get back for ourselves the ark of our God: for in the days of Saul we did not go to it for directions. |
| Webster | And let us bring again to us the ark of our God: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. |
What does 1 Chronicles 13:3 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…
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…
1 Chronicles 13:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 13:3
- 1 Samuel 7:1-2
And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 23:2
Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
- 1 Samuel 14:18
And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 14:36
And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.
- Psalms 132:6
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
- 1 Samuel 23:9-12
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down. Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.
- 1 Samuel 22:15
Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
- 1 Samuel 22:10
And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 13:4
And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
1 Chronicles 13:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y traigamos el arca de nuestro Dios á nosotros, porque desde el tiempo de Saúl no hemos hecho caso de ella. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ramenons à nous l’arche de notre Dieu; car nous ne l’avons pas consultée aux jours de Saül. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wir wollen die Lade unseres Gottes zu uns herüberholen; denn wir haben sie in den Tagen Sauls nicht befragt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et reducamus arcam Dei nostri ad nos: non enim requisivimus eam in diebus Saul. |