2 Samuel 6:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to him in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.
  • 1 Chr 15:1-3 : 1 And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it. 2 Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever. 3 And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.
  • 1 Chr 15:25-16:3 : 25 So David, and the responsible men of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went with joy to get the ark of the agreement of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom. 26 And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep. 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod; 28 So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly. 29 And when the ark of the agreement of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and playing; and to her mind he seemed foolish. 1 Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God. 2 And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord. 3 And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.
  • Ps 24:7-9 : 7 Let your heads be lifted up, O doors; be lifted up, O you eternal doors: that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is the King of glory? The Lord of strength and power, the Lord strong in war. 9 Let your heads be lifted up, O doors; let them be lifted up, O you eternal doors: that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is the King of glory? The Lord of armies, he is the King of glory. (Selah.)
  • Ps 68:24-27 : 24 We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place. 25 The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments. 26 Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel. 27 There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.
  • Ps 132:6-8 : 6 We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood. 7 Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet. 8 Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 15:25-28
    4 verses
    87%

    25 So David, and the responsible men of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went with joy to get the ark of the agreement of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom.

    26 And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep.

    27 And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;

    28 So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly.

  • 2 Sam 6:9-11
    3 verses
    85%

    9 And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

    10 So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

    11 And the ark of the Lord was in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months: and the Lord sent a blessing on Obed-edom and all his family.

  • 1 Chr 13:12-14
    3 verses
    84%

    12 And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

    13 So David did not let the ark come back to him to the town of David, but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

    14 And the ark of God was in the house of Obed-edom for three months; and the Lord sent a blessing on the house of Obed-edom and on all he had.

  • 2 Sam 6:13-15
    3 verses
    80%

    13 And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.

    14 And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

    15 So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.

  • 2 Sam 6:2-4
    3 verses
    80%

    2 And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

    3 And they put the ark of God on a new cart and took it out of the house of Abinadab which was on the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were the drivers of the cart.

    4 And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it.

  • 1 Chr 13:5-9
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    77%

    5 So David sent for all Israel to come together, from Shihor, the river of Egypt, as far as the way into Hamath, to get the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

    6 And David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.

    7 And they put the ark of God on a new cart, and took it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio were the drivers of the cart.

    8 Then David and all Israel made melody before God with all their strength, with songs and corded instruments of music, and with brass instruments and horns.

    9 And when they came to the grain-floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to keep the ark in its place, for the oxen were slipping.

  • 2 Sam 6:17
    77%

    17 And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    75%

    3 And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

  • 1 Chr 16:1
    74%

    1 Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    74%

    1 And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

  • 1 Sam 6:13
    74%

    13 And the people of Beth-shemesh were cutting their grain in the valley, and lifting up their eyes they saw the ark and were full of joy when they saw it.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    73%

    4 But the ark of God had been moved by David from Kiriath-jearim to the place which he had made ready for it, for he had put up a tent for it at Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 15:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24 Then Zadok came, and Abiathar, and with them the ark of God's agreement: and they put down the ark of God, till all the people from the town had gone by.

    25 And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

  • 2 Sam 6:6
    73%

    6 And when they came to Nacon's grain-floor, Uzzah put his hand on the ark of God to keep it safe in its place, for the oxen were out of control.

  • 2 Sam 15:29
    72%

    29 So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and did not go away from there.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3
    72%

    3 And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    71%

    12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:1
    71%

    1 Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.

  • 1 Sam 4:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.

    6 And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.

  • 1 Sam 6:21
    71%

    21 And they sent men to the people living in Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have sent back the ark of the Lord; come and take it up to your country.

  • 2 Chr 6:41
    71%

    41 Up! now, O Lord God, come back to your resting-place, you and the ark of your strength: let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints be glad in what is good.

  • 1 Sam 6:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 And put the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the gold images which you are sending as a sin-offering in a chest by its side; and send it away so that it may go.

    9 If it goes by the land of Israel to Beth-shemesh, then this great evil is his work; but if not, then we may be certain that the evil was not his doing, but was the working of chance.

  • 1 Chr 29:9
    71%

    9 Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

  • 2 Sam 24:19
    71%

    19 So David went up, as Gad had said and as the Lord had given orders.

  • 1 Sam 5:8
    71%

    8 So they sent for all the lords of the Philistines to come together there, and said, What are we to do with the ark of the God of Israel? And their answer was, Let the ark of the God of Israel be taken away to Gath. So they took the ark of the God of Israel away.

  • 1 Sam 5:1
    71%

    1 Now the Philistines, having taken the ark of God, took it with them from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.

  • 1 Sam 7:1
    71%

    1 So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.

  • 1 Chr 16:43
    70%

    43 And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.

  • 1 Chr 13:3
    70%

    3 And let us get back for ourselves the ark of our God: for in the days of Saul we did not go to it for directions.

  • 2 Chr 5:4
    70%

    4 All the responsible men of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

  • 1 Sam 6:1
    70%

    1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.

  • 1 Sam 14:18
    70%

    18 And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.