King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 6:1 Mean?
“Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.”
Context
1
Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
2
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. Baale: or, Baalah, that is, Kirjathjearim whose name: or, at which the name, even the name of the LORD of hosts, was called upon
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. set: Heb. made to ride Gibeah: or, the hill
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(1) **Again, David gathered.**—The word “again” should be transposed: “David gathered together again”—referring to the former military musters. In 1Chronicles 13:1-4, mention is made of the consultations with the leaders of Israel which preceded this gathering, and the gathering itself is there (2Samuel 6:5) said to be of “all Israel.” But “all Israel” was evidently represented by the thirty thousand (the LXX. reads seventy thousand) of its more prominent men.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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