KJV King James Version
Again, David gathered together all [the] chosen [men] of Israel, thirty thousand.
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2 Samuel 6:1
Again, David gathered together all [the] chosen [men] of Israel, thirty thousand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all.
WEB World English Bible
David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
ASV American Standard Version
And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David gathered again every chosen one in Israel, thirty thousand,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 6
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.
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.
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.
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1 Chronicles 13:1-4And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader.1 Chronicles 13:6-14And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kirjathjearim, which [belonged] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth [between] the cherubims, whose name is called [on it].1 Kings 8:1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion.Psalm 132:1-6A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions:2 Samuel 5:1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.
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