1 Chronicles 15 · Verse 25

1 Chronicles 15:25

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed–edom with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:25, King James Version

1 Chronicles 15:25 in other translations

BSBSo David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
WEBSo David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
ASVSo David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
YLTAnd it is David, and the elders of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, who are going to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the house of Obed-Edom with joy;
DARBYAnd David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
BBESo David, and the responsible men of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went with joy to get the ark of the agreement of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom.
WebsterSo David and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

What does 1 Chronicles 15:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. So David, and the elders ... and captains ... went--The pious design of David in ordering all his principal ministers and officers to take part in this solemn work and imparting so much pomp and imposing ceremony to the procession, was evidently to inspire the popular mind with a profound veneration for the ark and to give the young especially salutary impressions of religion, which would be renewed by the remembrance that they had been witnesses of the august solemnity in which the king and the highest aristocracy of the land participated, vying with all other classes to do honor to the God of Israel.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:25-29
It is good to notice the assistance of Divine Providence, even in things which fall within the compass of our natural powers; if God did not help us, we could not stir a step. If we do our religious duties in any degree aright, we must own it was God that helped us; had we been left to ourselves, we should have been guilty of some fatal errors. And every thing in which we engage, must be done in dependence on the mercy of God through the sacrifice of the Redeemer.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 15:25 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.

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
דָוִ֛ידda.VidDavidH1732
וְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.Neiand [the] elders ofH2205
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.Reiand [the] leaders ofH8269
הָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.Fimthe thousandsH505
הַהֹֽלְכִ֗יםha.ho.le.Khim[were] the [ones who] wentH1980
לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.Lotto bring upH5927
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
בְּרִית\־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִן\־min-fromH4480
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
עֹבֵֽד\־'oed-Obed-H5654
אֱדֹ֖ם'e.DomEdomH5654
בְּשִׂמְחָֽה\׃\ \סbe.sim.Chahwith joyH8057

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 15:25

  • 2 Samuel 6:12-23

    And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, 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 Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness. And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. …

  • Ezra 6:16

    And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

  • Philippians 3:3

    For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:27-28

    Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 13:11-14

    And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed–edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that he had.

  • Psalms 95:1-2

    O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Psalms 100:1-2

    A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

  • 1 Samuel 8:12

    And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Deuteronomy 16:15

    Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David.
2Sa 6:12,13-23; 1Ki 8:1
captains.
Nu 31:14; De 1:15; 1Sa 8:12; 10:19; 22:7; Mic 5:2
Obed-edom.
13:14
with joy.
13:11,12; De 12:7,18; 16:11,15; 2Ch 20:27,28; Ezr 6:16; Ps 95:1,2
Ps 100:1,2; Php 3:3; 4:4

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 15:24

    And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:25

    So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed–edom with joy.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:26

    And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

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1 Chronicles 15:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		David pues y los ancianos de Israel, y los capitanes de millares, fueron á traer el arca del pacto de Jehová, de casa de Obed-edom, con alegría.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David, et les anciens d’Israël, et les chefs de milliers, allèrent pour faire monter l’arche de l’alliance de l’ Éternel, de la maison d’Obed-Édom, avec joie:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so zogen David und die Ältesten von Israel und die Obersten über tausend hin, um die Lade des Bundes Jehovas aus dem Hause Obed-Edoms heraufzuholen mit Freuden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur David, et omnes majores natu Israël, et tribuni, ierunt ad deportandam arcam fœderis Domini de domo Obededom cum lætitia.