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2 Samuel 6:13 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. "

2 Samuel 6:13

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11 The LORD’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.

12 King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.

13 When those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

14 David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

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1 Chronicles 15:26

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"When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams."

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2 Chronicles 15:11

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"They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, from the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep."

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1 Chronicles 16:1

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"They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God."

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"and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox. They presented them before the tabernacle."

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2 Chronicles 5:6

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"King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude."

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1 Kings 8:5

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"King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude."

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2 Samuel 6:1

"David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand."

2 Samuel 6:2

"David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the Name, even the name of the LORD of Armies who sits above the cherubim."

2 Samuel 6:3

"They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart."

2 Samuel 6:4

"They brought it out of Abinadab’s house which was in the hill, with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark."

2 Samuel 6:5

"David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals."

2 Samuel 6:6

"When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark and took hold of it, for the cattle stumbled."

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