Verse 9

2 Samuel 6:9

Free Bible Version

9 David became afraid of the Lord that day. “How can I ever bring back the Ark of God (Elohim) home to me?” he asked.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּרָ֥א דָוִ֛ד אֶת יְהוָ֖ה בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֑וּא וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר אֵ֛יךְ יָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֖/י אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And David feared the Lord on that day and said, "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?"

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Chapter 6 Context

1 Once again David called up all the specially chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in total. Focus ↗

2 He went with all his men to Baalah in Judah to bring back the Ark of God (Elohim), which belongs to... Focus ↗

3 They placed the Ark of God (Elohim) on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's house, which was on... Focus ↗

4 with the Ark of God (Elohim) on it, with Ahio walking in front of it. Focus ↗

5 David and all the Israelites were celebrating in the Lord's presence, singing songs accompanied by z... Focus ↗

6 But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out to stop... Focus ↗

7 The Lord was angry with Uzzah, and God (Elohim) struck him down right there for his disobedience, an... Focus ↗

8 David was angry because of the Lord's violent outburst against Uzzah. He called the place Perez-uzza... Focus ↗

9 David became afraid of the Lord that day. “How can I ever bring back the Ark of God (Elohim) home to...

10 Not wanting to bring the Ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David, he had it taken to the... Focus ↗

11 The Ark of the Lord remained in Obed-edom's home for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom's... Focus ↗

12 King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom's household and all that he has because of the... Focus ↗

13 After those carrying the Ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened ca... Focus ↗

14 Wearing a priest's ephod, David danced as hard as he could before the Lord Focus ↗

15 as he and all the Israelites brought along the Ark of the Lord, with plenty of shouting and the soun... Focus ↗

16 As the Ark of the Lord was carried into the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a... Focus ↗

17 They brought the Ark of the Lord and put it in its place inside the tent that David had set up for i... Focus ↗

18 Once he had finished offering the sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almig... Focus ↗

19 He gave all the Israelites, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. The... Focus ↗

20 When David got home to bless his family, Michal, Saul's daughter came out to meet him and said, “How... Focus ↗

21 David told Michal, “I was dancing before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his f... Focus ↗

22 in fact I'm going to make myself even less distinguished, become even more humble. However, I will b... Focus ↗

23 And Michal, Saul's daughter, never had any children. Focus ↗

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