1 CHRONICLES 13:1 David’s Transfer of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. The ark signified the Mosaic covenant. It also symbolized God’s presence on earth. It had been neglected throughout Saul’s reign, being kept in the village of Kiriath-jearim (1 Chronicles 13:3, 1 Chronicles 13:5). The Chroni... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 13:5 People from all over Israel participated in retrieving the ark: FROM THE NILE OF EGYPT TO LEBO-HAMATH in the far northeast. Compare the boundaries of the Promised Land, Genesis 15:18. On WHO SITS ENTHRONED ABOVE THE CHERUBIM, see note on 1 Sam. 4:3–4. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 13:7 The Levites were to carry the ark on poles (Exodus 25:12; see note on 2 Sam. 6:3–4). Transporting the ark by CART (1 Chronicles 13:7), as the Philistines had done (1 Samuel 6:1), demonstrated a lack of reverence for the sacred object of God’s presence and for t... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 13:8 On DAVID... CELEBRATING BEFORE GOD with various instruments, see note on 2 Sam. 6:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 13:13 OBED-EDOM was probably a foreigner, particularly if GITTITE (a resident of Gath) means that he was a Philistine. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]