1 Chronicles 13:8

6-14 Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the punishment of Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace. If the gospel be to some a savour of death unto death, as the ark was to Uzza, yet let us receive it in the love of it, and it will be to us a savour of life unto life....

EXPOSITION The opening verses of this chapter explain and amplify the compressed announcement of 2 Samuel 6:1, "Again, David gathered together all the chosen of Israel, thirty thousand." And the remaining verses (6-14) cover the same ground as 2 Samuel 6:2. 1 CHRONICLES 13:1 There can be little doubt that the CAPTAINS OF THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS... WITH EVERY LEADER, here spoken of, represented what had become by this time a confirmed institution, although in embryo, dating from the time of Moses at least (Numbers 31:14;...

1 Chronicles 13:5....

1 Chronicles 13:1. _And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul._ It had lain neglected at Kirjathjearim, «in the fields of the wood,» as David writes in the 132 nd Psalm. 1 Chronicles 13:4. And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

3. THE ARK REMOVED FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The consultation about the ark (1 Chronicles 13:1)_ 2. The attempt and the failure (1 Chronicles 13:6) The first thing after the coronation which concerned David was the ark. This reveals the fact that the king had the things of the Lord upon his heart. He at once consulted with the captains about bringing the ark from Kirjath-jearim. The ark is mentioned forty-six times in the two books of Chronicles. (The titles are the following: ark, 15 times; the ark of God, 12 times; the ark of the Covenant of the LORD, 11 times; the ark of the LORD, 4 times; the ark of the Covenant of God, of Thy Strength, of our God and Thy holy ark, each once.) In Chronicles David's gracious words are recorded, which he

THE BRINGING UP OF THE ARK FROM KIRIATH-JEARIM TO THE HOUSE OF OBED-EDOM (_cf._ 2 Samuel 6:1). The event here mentioned is put in its wrong place by the Chronicler (see 2 Samuel 5:11) with the object of emphasizing David's zeal for the worship of Yahweh, which is represented as his first care after being made king and the taking of Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 13:1. An introduction inserted by the Chronicler setting forth his own point of view. 1 Chronicles 13:5. Shihor: conceived of as the southern boundary of ancient Israel; there is, of course, no mention of this in the parallel accoun

WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT. Compare 2 Samuel 6:5. No need to arbitrarily make this correspond. They are two independent books, complementary in their information. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) in this verse, emphasizing each item. TIMBRELS. See note on Exodus 15:20. CYMBALS. Hebrew. _meziltayim_: two metal discs, making. clashing sound. Always so rendered. Not to be confounded (as in Authorized Version and Revised Version) with zilzelim. timbrels, which make. rustling sound, but rendered "cymbals" in 2 Samuel 6:5.Psalms 150:5....

_played_ The Heb. word means _to sport, to dance_(cp. 1 Chronicles 15:29). _with all_their _might, and with singing_ A better reading than that of 2 Samuel 6:5, _with all manner of_instruments made of _fir wood_. _and with singing_ R.V. EVEN WITH SONGS. _psalteries_ The instrument here meant (Heb. _nçbhel_) "is generally identified at the present day with an instrument called the _santir_still in use among the Arabs. This consists of a long box with a flat bottom covered with a somewhat convex sounding-board over which the strings are stretched." (Nowack, _Hebräische Arckäologie_, I. 275.) The "harp" (Heb. _kinnôr_) was a simpler instrument, a _lyre_rather than a true harp. For a full discussion of nçbhel

LESSON SIX 13-14 DAVID AND THE ARK OF THE COVENANT DAVID'S FAMILY WAR WITH PHILISTIA. 6. THE ARK AND OBED-EDOM (Chapter 13) INTRODUCTION David's desire to make Jerusalem a holy city is now evident, so the ark was brought to Jerusalem. The Philistines were never victorious in their encounters with David. Their gods failed them and they fled before the mighty invisible army of Jehovah. TEXT 1 Chronicles 13:1. And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader. 2. And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad everywhere unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us; 3. and let us bring again the ar

THE REMOVAL OF THE ARK FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM This chapter merely expands 2 Samuel 6:1, with some unimportant differences....