2 Samuel 6:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבִ֜אוּ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּצִּ֤גוּ אֹתוֹ֙ בִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָאֹ֔הֶל אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָה־ל֖וֹ דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּ֨עַל דָּוִ֥ד עֹל֛וֹת לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃

Transliteration

And yābîʾû ʾet-ʾărôn YHWH and yaṣṣigû ʾōtô in-məqômô in-midst the-ʾōhel which nāṭāh-for-him Dāwid and yaʿal Dāwid ʿōlôt before YHWH and-šəlāmîm.

Grammar Details

*yābîʾû*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they brought
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʾărôn*: masculine singular construct - ark
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*yaṣṣigû*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they set
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it
*məqômô*: masculine singular with prefix and 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place
*ʾōhel*: masculine singular with definite article - tent
*nāṭāh*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he pitched/stretched out
*Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
*yaʿal*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he offered
*ʿōlôt*: feminine plural - burnt offerings
*šəlāmîm*: masculine plural - peace offerings

Word Meanings

*ʿōlôt*: burnt offerings/whole offerings
*šəlāmîm*: peace offerings/fellowship offerings/well-being offerings

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 15:1 : 1 And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2 Chr 1:4 : 4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to [the place] that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
1 Kgs 8:5 : 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
1 Kgs 8:62-65 : 62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Jehovah. 63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto Jehovah, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah. 64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar that was before Jehovah was too little to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings. 65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
Ps 132:8 : 8 Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
1 Chr 16:1 : 1 And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 Chr 5:6 : 6 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
2 Chr 7:5-7 : 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 And the priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music of Jehovah, which David the king had made to give thanks unto Jehovah, (for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever,) when David praised by their ministry: and the priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood. 7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.
Ezra 6:16-17 : 16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he - goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 16:1-2
2 verses
92%
1And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.
2 Chr 1:4
81%
4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to [the place] that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
1 Chr 15:1
80%
1And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2 Sam 6:12-16
5 verses
80%
12And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
13And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
14And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.
1 Chr 15:3
78%
3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Chr 6:11
77%
11And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
2 Sam 6:9-10
2 verses
77%
9And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?
10So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
2 Sam 6:2-4
3 verses
77%
2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Jehovah of hosts that [ sitteth] [above] the cherubim.
3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
2 Sam 6:18
76%
18And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.
1 Sam 6:15
76%
15And the Levites took down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto Jehovah.
1 Kgs 8:6
76%
6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
1 Kgs 6:19
75%
19And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
2 Chr 5:7
75%
7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
1 Chr 22:1
75%
1Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.
1 Chr 15:25-26
2 verses
74%
25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
26And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
1 Chr 13:6-7
2 verses
74%
6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah that sitteth [above] the cherubim, [ that is called] [by the Name.]
7[And they carried] [the ark] [of God] [upon a new] [cart,] [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
1 Kgs 8:21
74%
21And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
1 Chr 17:1
74%
1And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
1 Chr 13:12-13
2 verses
74%
12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
13So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1 Chr 21:26
74%
26And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.
1 Chr 21:28-29
2 verses
73%
28At that time, when David saw that Jehovah had answered him in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29For the tabernacle of Jehovah, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt-offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
1 Sam 6:8
73%
8and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
1 Chr 15:12
73%
12and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto [the place] that I have prepared for it.
1 Sam 5:2
73%
2And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
2 Sam 6:6
72%
6And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.
1 Sam 6:1-2
2 verses
72%
1And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark of Jehovah? show us wherewith we shall send it to its place.
2 Sam 15:29
72%
29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.
1 Kgs 8:3-4
2 verses
72%
3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4And they brought up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
2 Sam 24:25
72%
25And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So Jehovah was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
Exod 40:21
72%
21and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
1 Sam 14:18
72%
18And Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was [there] at that time with the children of Israel.
1 Chr 6:31
72%
31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest.
1 Chr 15:28
72%
28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.
1 Chr 15:14
72%
14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
1 Sam 7:1
72%
1And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.
2 Chr 6:41
71%
41Now therefore arise, O Jehovah God, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Jehovah God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.