2 Samuel 15 · Verse 29

2 Samuel 15:29

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
2 Samuel 15:29, King James Version

2 Samuel 15:29 in other translations

BSBSo Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.
WEBZadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.
ASVZadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.
YLTAnd Zadok taketh back--and Abiathar--the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.
DARBYAnd Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem; and they abode there.
BBESo Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and did not go away from there.
WebsterZadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

What does 2 Samuel 15:29 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:24-30

David is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success of the gospel above our own wealth, credit, ease, and safety. Observe with what satisfaction and submission David speaks of the Divine disposal. It is our interest, as well as our duty, cheerfully to acquiesce in the will of God, whatever befalls us. Let us see God's hand…

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2 Samuel 15:29 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.

וַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he took backH7725
צָד֧וֹקtza.DokZadokH6659
וְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.Tarand AbiatharH54
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they remainedH3427
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

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

Context

  • 2 Samuel 15:28

    See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

  • 2 Samuel 15:29

    Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

  • 2 Samuel 15:30

    And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

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2 Samuel 15:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Sadoc y Abiathar volvieron el arca de Dios á Jerusalem; y estuviéronse allá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Tsadok et Abiathar reportèrent l’arche de Dieu à Jérusalem, et y demeurèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Zadok und Abjathar brachten die Lade Gottes nach Jerusalem zurück, und sie blieben daselbst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Reportaverunt ergo Sadoc et Abiathar arcam Dei in Jerusalem, et manserunt ibi.