2 Samuel 6 · Verse 13

2 Samuel 6:13

And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
2 Samuel 6:13, King James Version

2 Samuel 6:13 in other translations

BSBWhen those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
WEBWhen those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
ASVAnd it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah have stepped six steps, that he sacrificeth an ox and a fatling.
DARBYAnd it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.
BBEAnd when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.
WebsterAnd it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

What does 2 Samuel 6:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. when they that bare the ark ... had gone six paces--Some think that four altars were hastily raised for the offering of sacrifices at the distance of every six paces (but see on 1Ch 15:26).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:12-19

It became evident, that happy was the man who had the ark near him. Christ is indeed a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those that believe, he is a Corner-stone, elect, precious, 1Pe 2:6-8. Let us be religious. Is the ark a blessing to others' houses? We may have it, and the blessing of it, without fetching it away from our neighbours. David, at first setting out…

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2 Samuel 6:13 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.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כִּ֧יkithatH3588
צָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.Duthey had steppedH6805
נֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers ofH5375
אֲרוֹן\־'a.ron-[the] ark ofH727
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahsixH8337
צְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimstepsH6806
וַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.Bachand he sacrificedH2076
שׁ֖וֹרShoran oxH7794
וּמְרִֽיא\׃u.me.Ri'and a fatlingH4806

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 6:13

  • 1 Chronicles 15:15

    And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 8:5

    And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

  • Numbers 4:15

    And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Numbers 7:9

    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:2

    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.

  • Joshua 3:3

    And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:6

    Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:25-26

    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. 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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when they.
Nu 4:15; 7:9; Jos 3:3; 1Ch 15:2,15,25,26
oxen.
1Ki 8:5; 2Ch 5:6

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 6:12

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 6:13

    And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

  • 2 Samuel 6:14

    And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

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2 Samuel 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como los que llevaban el arca de Dios habían andado seis pasos, sacrificaban un buey y un carnero grueso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva que, quand ceux qui portaient l’arche de l’ Éternel avaient fait six pas, il sacrifiait un taureau et une bête grasse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, wenn die Träger der Lade Jehovas sechs Schritte gegangen waren, so opferte er ein Rind und ein Mastvieh.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque transcendissent qui portabant arcam Domini sex passus, immolabat bovem et arietem,