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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 6:2

From Baale of Judah - See the margin and 1 Samuel 6:21 note.Whose name ... - The literal rendering is, “Upon which is called the Name, the Name of Yahweh of Hosts, who sits upon the cherubim,” i. e. the ark which is called after the Lord of Hosts and bears His Name (see Deuteronomy 28:10; 1 Kings 8:43; Isaiah 4:1). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 6:3

The house of Abinadab in Gibeah - . Rather, on the hill (as in margin and 1 Samuel 7:1). It does not at all follow that Abinadab was still alive, nor can we conclude from Uzzah and Ahio being called sons of Abinadab, that they were literally his children. They may well have been sons of Eleazar and grandsons of Abinadab, or yet more remote descendants; since there is no distinct evidence that Abinadab was alive even when the ark was brought to Kirjath-jearim. The house may have retained the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 6:2

2 Samuel 6:2. From Baale of Judah The same with Kirjath-jearim, 1 Chronicles 13:6, called Baalah, Joshua 15:9, and Kirjath-baal, Joshua 15:60; Joshua 18:14. Some have apprehended a difficulty here, because it is said they went from Baale, whereas, 1 Chronicles 13:6, it is said they went to Baale. But there is no disagreement between these two places. They first went from Jerusalem and other places to Baale, where they assembled, and then from it to Gibeah. To bring up from thence... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 6:3

2 Samuel 6:3 . And they set the ark of God upon a new cart Which ought to have been carried upon the shoulders of the Kohathites, Numbers 7:9; for which reason, no wagons, were allowed to them, as there were to the rest of the Levites, to carry several parts of the tabernacle. “It is matter of astonishment to me,” says Delaney, “how David and all the priests and people could fall into so great an error, and deviate so strangely from the plain precepts of the law of God in this point, which... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 6:1-23

The ark brought to Jerusalem (6:1-23)Part of the reason for Israel’s weakness during Saul’s reign was the king’s lack of interest in the nation’s religious life. David was determined to correct this state of affairs. He began by restoring the ark, symbol of God’s presence, to its rightful position as the centre of Israel’s religious life. (During Saul’s reign the ark had remained in a country house in Kiriath-jearim, also known as Baal-judah or Baalah; 1 Samuel 7:1-2; 1 Chronicles 13:5-6; 1... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 6:2

Baale. The old Canaanite name of Kirjath-jearim . Compare 1 Samuel 6:21 ; 1Sa 7:2 . 1 Chronicles 13:6 . God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . whose name is called by the name . Some codices, with Aramaean and Vulgate, read "whereupon is called the name", &c. the LORD of hosts . Hebrew. Jehovah. Sebaioth. One of the Jehovah titles. App-4 . Compare 2 Samuel 5:10 , and see note on 1 Samuel 1:3 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 6:3

a new cart. This was contrary to the Divinely prescribed law (Numbers 4:15 ; Numbers 7:9 ; Numbers 10:21 .Deuteronomy 10:8 . Joshua 3:14 . Jos 15:24 . 1 Chronicles 13:7 ; 1 Chronicles 15:2 , &c.) When the Philistines did it in ignorance (1 Samuel 6:7 ) no judgment fell on them, because the Law of Moses was not delivered to them. But David should have known: hence judgment came. The solemn lesson is that anything introduced into the worship of God contrary to His requirements is deserving... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 6:2

2 Samuel 6:2. From Baale of Judah— Baale is the same city which in Jos 15:60 is called Kirjath-baal, or Kirjath-jearim. See 1 Chronicles 13:6. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 6:2

2. from Baale of Judah—A very large force of picked men were selected for this important work lest the undertaking might be opposed or obstructed by the Philistines. Besides, a great concourse of people accompanied them out of veneration for the sacred article. The journey to Baale, which is related (1 Chronicles 13:6), is here presupposed, and the historian describes the course of the procession from that place to the capital. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 6:3

3. they set the ark of God upon a new cart—or a covered wagon (see on :-). This was a hasty and inconsiderate procedure, in violation of an express statute (see on :- and see Numbers 7:9; Numbers 18:3). Numbers 18:3- :. UZZAH SMITTEN. read more

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