1 Chronicles 13:12

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David feared God that day and said, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"

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  • Num 17:12-13 : 12 So Aaron did as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the assembly, and the plague had already begun among the people. He put the incense in and made atonement for the people. 13 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was stopped.
  • 1 Sam 5:10-11 : 10 Then they sent the Ark of God to Ekron. But when the Ark reached Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, saying, “They have brought the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us and our people!” 11 So they sent word and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, 'Send the Ark of the God of Israel away, let it return to its place so that it will not kill us and our people.' For there was a deadly panic throughout the whole city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
  • 1 Sam 6:20 : 20 The people of Beth Shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? And to whom should we send it to get it away from us?"
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'
  • Job 25:5-6 : 5 Even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in His sight. 6 How much less a mortal, who is but a maggot, and a human, who is only a worm!
  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembles in fear of You, and I stand in awe of Your judgments.
  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, "Woe to me! For I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts."
  • Matt 25:24 : 24 Then the servant who had received one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
  • Luke 5:8-9 : 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!" 9 For amazement had seized him and all those with him because of the catch of fish they had taken.

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  • 2 Sam 6:8-10
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    93%

    8David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah, and that place was called Perez Uzzah, as it is to this day.

    9David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, 'How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?'

    10So David was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Chr 13:13-14
    2 verses
    85%

    13So David did not move the ark to be with him in the City of David, but instead he directed it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

    14The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all that belonged to him.

  • 1 Chr 13:9-11
    3 verses
    80%

    9When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

    10The anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he had reached out to the ark. Uzza died there in the presence of God.

    11David was angry because the LORD had burst out against Uzza, so he named that place Perez-Uzza, as it is called to this day.

  • 1 Chr 21:30
    78%

    30But David could not go before it to seek God because he was terrified of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 6:12-13
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    12When King David was told, 'The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God,' David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with rejoicing.

    13When those carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

  • 1 Chr 13:5-7
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    77%

    5David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

    6David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His Name is called.

    7They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out from the house of Abinadab, with Uzza and Ahio guiding the cart.

  • 1 Chr 15:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1David built houses for himself in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

    2Then David said, "The ark of God must not be carried by anyone but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever."

    3David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

  • 2 Sam 6:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2David set out with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name, the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned above the cherubim.

    3They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart.

    4They carried the ark of God out of Abinadab’s house, which was on the hill, and Ahio walked in front of the ark.

  • 1 Chr 13:3
    76%

    3Let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it during the days of Saul.

  • 1 Chr 15:25
    75%

    25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with rejoicing.

  • 1 Sam 21:12
    75%

    12The servants of Achish said to him, 'Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one they sing about in their dances, saying, "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands"?'

  • 1 Sam 14:18
    75%

    18Saul said to Ahijah, 'Bring the ark of God here.' (At that time it was with the Israelites.)

  • 2 Sam 6:6
    75%

    6When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God to steady it, for the oxen had stumbled.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    74%

    4But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it in Jerusalem, where he had pitched a tent for it.

  • 1 Sam 18:12
    74%

    12Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

  • 1 Chr 14:17
    74%

    17So David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the LORD caused all the nations to fear him.

  • 2 Sam 6:17
    74%

    17They brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 16:1
    73%

    1They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

  • 1 Chr 15:12
    73%

    12He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    73%

    10The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

  • 1 Sam 4:7
    73%

    7The Philistines became afraid, saying, 'A god has come into the camp!' They exclaimed, 'Woe to us! Nothing like this has ever happened before!

  • 2 Sam 6:15
    73%

    15David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
    73%

    15When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him.

  • 1 Sam 5:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The Ark of the God of Israel cannot stay with us, for His hand is harsh against us and our god Dagon.”

    8So they gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the Ark of the God of Israel be moved to Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
    73%

    3But David's men said to him, "We are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah to face the battle lines of the Philistines!"

  • 1 Chr 17:1
    72%

    1When David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am dwelling in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent."

  • 2 Sam 15:25
    72%

    25Then the king said to Zadok, 'Take the Ark of God back to the city. If I find favor in the LORD’s eyes, He will bring me back and let me see it and its dwelling place again.'

  • 2 Sam 1:14
    72%

    14David asked him, 'How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?'

  • 1 Sam 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

    2The Philistines took the Ark of God and carried it into the temple of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon.

  • 1 Sam 4:3
    72%

    3When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the Lord allowed us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh so it can come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.'

  • 1 Sam 21:1
    72%

    1David got up and left, while Jonathan returned to the city.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
    72%

    11When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    71%

    14So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 15:29
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    29So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

  • 1 Sam 30:7
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    7David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

  • 2 Sam 7:18
    71%

    18Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?