Verse 2 Samuel 6:14. _AND DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD_] Dancing is a religious ceremony among the Hindoos, and they consider it an act of devotion to their idols. It is evident that David considered...
DANCED - The Hebrew word is found only here and in 2 Samuel 6:16. It means “to dance in a circle,” hence, simply to dance. The parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 15:27 gives a widely different sense....
3. THE ARK BROUGHT TO ZION CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The ark fetched by David (2 Samuel 6:1)_ 2. Uzzah: his error and death (2 Samuel 6:6) 3. The ark in the house of Obed-edom (2 Samuel 6:10) 4. The ar
2 SAMUEL 6. DAVID BRINGS THE ARK TO JERUSALEM. MICHAL'S SCORN. HER PUNISHMENT (J). (_Cf._ p. 286.) Nothing has been heard of the Ark since 1 Samuel 7:2, before the accession of Saul. The introduction...
DANCED. This explains the subscription of Psalms 87, _Mahalath Leannoth_. dancing with shoutings. Compare 1 Chronicles 15:25. See App-65. _ The Psalms 87subscription reads:_ "A Song or Psalm for the s...
Removal of the Ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem 12. _So David went_ Some Latin and a few Greek MSS. soften the abruptness of the text by inserting before this sentence the words, "And Dav...
_David danced_ The dances which were the usual expression of rejoicing on occasions of national thanksgiving (Exodus 15:20-21; Judges 11:34) and religious festivals (Psalms 149:3;...
DISCOURSE: 312 DAVID DANCING BEFORE THE LORD 2 Samuel 6:14._ And David danced before the Lord with all his might._ RELIGION is, indeed, a source of joy. In this light it was viewed by the angelic hos...
DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD— David's behaviour in this particular was no disparagement to his regal dignity. His dancing, that is, his moving in certain solemn measures, suited to music of the same c...
_The Ark Brought to Jerusalem._ 2 Samuel 6:12-19 12 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that _pertaineth_ unto him, because of the ark of God. So...
_AND DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH ALL HIS MIGHT; AND DAVID WAS GIRDED WITH A LINEN EPHOD._ David danced before the Lord. The Hebrews, like other ancient people, had their sacred dances, which we...
THE BRINGING OF THE ARK FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM TO JERUSALEM 1. Again] This probably refers to the previous assembling of the chosen men of Israel to repel the Philistine invasion (2 Samuel 5:22)....
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 DAVID BRINGS THE *ARK OF GOD TO JERUSALEM V1 David again gathered all the men that he chose from *Israel. There were 30 000 men....
DAVID DANCED. — The religious dances on occasions of great national blessing were usually performed by women only (Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6). The king, by now taking part in them hims...
וְ דָוִ֛ד מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר בְּ כָל ־עֹ֖ז לִ
CHAPTER VIII. _ THE ARK BROUGHT UP TO JERUSALEM._ 2 Samuel 6:1. THE first care of David when settled on the throne had been to obtain possession of the stronghold of Zion, on which and on the city w...
THE ARK TABERNACLED IN THE CITY OF DAVID 2 Samuel 6:12 Josephus tells us that from the moment the Ark rested beneath Obed-edom's roof, a tide of golden prosperity set in, and he passed from poverty t...
Victorious in war, David was not unmindful of the central truth of the national life over which he was called to preside. The nation was indeed a theocracy, with the worship of God at its very center....
And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen (g) ephod. (g) With a garment like the priest's garment....
Ephod which ordinarily was the habit of priests. But no law restrained others from using it, (Calmet) particularly on sacred occasions; as we often see laics in a surplice, when they have to sing Chur...
(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...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
Although God has established a king in power, who is at the same time the victorious leader of His people, yet the bonds of the covenant are not yet restored. The ark is still in the place where indiv...
AND DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH ALL [HIS] MIGHT,.... That is, before the ark of the Lord; not a set dance, or along with others; but he leaped and skipped as "car", a lamb, does, and that for jo...
And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod. Ver. 14. _And David danced before the Lord with all his might._] Lustily indeed, yet not lightly and...
_He sacrificed oxen and fatlings_ As a thanksgiving to God for his goodness, upon an altar erected on purpose on this extraordinary occasion. _And David danced before the Lord_ His joy increased as th...
1 Dauid fetcheth the Arke from Kiriath-iearim on a new cart. 6 Vzzah is smitten at Perez-Vzzah. 9 God blesseth Obed-Edom for the Arke. 12 Dauid bringing the Arke into Zion with sacrifices, daunceth...
And David, when the procession moved on, DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH ALL HIS MIGHT, in an ecstasy of holy joy; AND DAVID WAS GIRDED WITH A LINEN EPHOD, a copy of those worn by the priests, for David,...
THE SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL...
David's kingdom having been established, he is rightly concerned that God should have His true place as in highest authority over Israel. The ark was the symbol of the throne of God, yet had been in t...
12-19 It became evident, that happy was the man who had the ark near him. Christ is indeed a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those that believe, he is...
DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD, to express his inward joy and thankfulness to God by his outward carriage, according to the manner of these times. See Exodus 15:20 Judges 11:34, Judges 21:21...
2 Samuel 6:14 David H1732 danced H3769 (H8772) before H6440 LORD H3068 might H5797 David H1732 wearing H2296 ...
‘ And it was so, that, when those who bore the ark of YHWH had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. And David danced before YHWH with all his might, and David was girded with a linen eph...
CONTENTS: David seeks to bring the ark to Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, David, Michal, Uzzah, Obed-edom, Abinadab. CONCLUSION: God will have His work done in His own way and cannot bless us if we carr...
2 Samuel 6:2. _Baale of Judah._ It is called Baalah, Joshua 15:9. It was no doubt the place formerly called Kirjath-jearim. 2 Samuel 6:8. _David was displeased._ ויחר _vayickar, perturbatus fuit,_ as...
_And David danced before the Lord._ RELIGIOUS USES OF MUSIC AND DANCING The nations of the East have ever combined the dance as well as music with their most solemn religious ceremonies. There is not...
_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._ THE ARK BROUGHT TO ZION In order to understand the full meaning of this t...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 6:1. “CHOSEN MEN.” Keil understands this assembly to have been composed of representatives of the ntire nation, but the use of the word _again_ seems to point...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 6:1 AND DAVID GATHERED TOGETHER. The long subjection to the Philistines was at an end, and David's first care is to bring the ark of Jehovah from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem. In t...
And again, David gathered together the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand of them. And David arose, and went and all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring from there the ark o...
1 Chronicles 15:27; 1 Samuel 2:18; 1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Samuel 22:18;...
THE ARK IN THE HOME OF OBED-EDOM 2 Samuel 6:1 _(Compare 1 Chronicles 13:1_) INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have some very solemn lessons to consider. 1: THE SACREDNESS OF HOLY THINGS. For several Chapter s...
Danced — To express his thankfulness to God by his outward carriage, according to the manner of those times. Linen ephod — The usual habit of the priests and Levites, in their sacred ministrations yet...