2 Samuel 6:4
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
2 Samuel 6:4 in other translations
| BSB | bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark. |
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| WEB | They brought it out of Abinadab’s house which was in the hill, with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark. |
| ASV | And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. |
| YLT | and they lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which is in the height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is going before the ark, |
| DARBY | And they brought it with the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab which was upon the hill; and Ahio went before the ark. |
| BBE | And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it. |
| Webster | And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. |
What does 2 Samuel 6:4 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:1-5
Chapter Outline The ark removed from Kirjath-jearim. (1-5) Uzzah smitten for touching the ark, Obed-edom blessed. (6-11) David brings the ark to Zion. (12-19) Michal's ill conduct. (20-23) Verses 1-5 God is present with the souls of his people, when they want the outward tokens of his presence; but now David is settled in the throne, the honour of the ark begins to revive. Let us learn hence, to think and to speak…
2 Samuel 6:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 6:4
- 1 Chronicles 13:7
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
- 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.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 6:3
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
- 2 Samuel 6:4
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
- 2 Samuel 6:5
And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
2 Samuel 6:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando lo llevaban de la casa de Abinadab que estaba en Gabaa, con el arca de Dios, Ahio iba delante del arca. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils l’emmenèrent, avec l’arche de Dieu, de la maison d’Abinadab, qui était sur la colline, et Akhio allait devant l’arche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie brachten sie aus dem Hause Abinadabs weg, das auf dem Hügel war, indem sie die Lade Gottes begleiteten; und Achjo ging vor der Lade her. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque tulissent eam de domo Abinadab, qui erat in Gabaa, custodiens arcam Dei Ahio præcedebat arcam. |