KJV King James Version
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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2 Samuel 6:4
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
WEB World English Bible
They brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
ASV American Standard Version
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which is in the height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is going before the ark,
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.
5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook [it].
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God.
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וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseמִבֵּ֤יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבִֽינָדָב֙H41 · a.vi.na.davAbinadabאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבַּגִּבְעָ֔הH1389 · giv.ahGibeath-(elohim)עִ֖םH5973 · imwithאֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronarkהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוְאַחְי֕וֹH283 · ach.yoAhioהֹלֵ֖ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהָאָרֽוֹן׃H727 · a.ronark
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 13:7And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.1 Samuel 7:1-2And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
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