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2 Samuel 6:17 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

2 Samuel 6:17

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

16 As the LORD’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

17 They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

18 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies.

19 He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed, each to his own house.

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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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2 Chronicles 1:4

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"But David had brought God’s ark up from Kiriath Jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem."

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1 Chronicles 15:1

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"David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it."

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2 Samuel 24:25

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"David built an altar to the LORD there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel."

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2 Samuel 24:22

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"Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood."

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1 Kings 8:4

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"They brought up the LORD’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up."

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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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