KJV King James Version
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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2 Samuel 6:17
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
They brought in the ark of Yahweh, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they bring in the ark of Jehovah, and set it up in its place, in the midst of the tent which David hath spread out for it, and David causeth to ascend burnt-offerings before Jehovah, and peace-offerings.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 6
14 And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
19 And he dealt among all the people, [even] among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece [of flesh], and a flagon [of wine]. So all the people departed every one to his house.
20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
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וַיָּבִ֜אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיַּצִּ֤גוּH3322 · ya.tsagto setאֹתוֹ֙H853 · et[Obj.]בִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹH4725 · ma.qomplaceבְּת֣וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהָאֹ֔הֶלH168 · o.heltentאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichנָטָה־H5186 · na.tahto stretchל֖וֹH9033 · ohimדָּוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיַּ֨עַלH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseדָּוִ֥דH1732 · da.vidDavidעֹל֛וֹתH5930 · o.lahburnt offeringלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃H8002 · she.lempeace offering
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 15:1And [David] made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.2 Chronicles 1:4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to [the place which] David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.Psalm 132:8Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.1 Kings 8:5And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.1 Kings 8:62-65And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.2 Chronicles 5:6Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.2 Chronicles 7:5-7And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.Ezra 6:16-17And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
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