2 Samuel 6:2

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ מִֽבַּעֲלֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה לְהַעֲל֣וֹת מִשָּׁ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֣א שֵׁ֗ם שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת יֹשֵׁ֥ב הַכְּרֻבִ֖ים עָלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And yāqām and yēlek Dāwid and-all-the-ʿām who with-him from-Baʿălê Yəhûdāh to-haʿălôt from-there ʾēt ʾărôn the-ʾĕlōhîm which-niqrāʾ šēm šēm YHWH ṣəbāʾôt yōšēb the-kərūbîm upon-it.

Grammar Details

• *yāqām*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - arose
• *yēlek*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - went
• *Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
• *ʿām*: masculine singular construct with definite article - people
• *Baʿălê*: masculine plural construct - Baale/lords of
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *haʿălôt*: Hiphil infinitive construct with lamed prefix - to bring up
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *ʾărôn*: masculine singular construct - ark
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural with definite article - God
• *niqrāʾ*: Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is called
• *šēm*: masculine singular - name (repeated)
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: feminine plural - hosts/armies
• *yōšēb*: Qal participle masculine singular - dwelling/sitting
• *kərūbîm*: masculine plural with definite article - cherubim

Word Meanings

• *Baʿălê Yəhûdāh*: Baale of Judah/Baalah in Judah/lords of Judah
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings
• *niqrāʾ šēm šēm*: is called by name, the name/by which the name is invoked/which is called, the name, the name
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies/heavenly beings
• *yōšēb hakərūbîm*: enthroned on the cherubim/dwelling between the cherubim

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• 1 Sam 7:1 : 1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
• Josh 15:9-9 : 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: 10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
• Josh 15:60 : 60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
• 1 Chr 13:5-6 : 5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
• Ps 80:1 : 1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, A alm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
• Isa 47:4 : 4 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
• Exod 25:18-22 : 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
• Lev 24:11-16 : 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and t all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and t all the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
• 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.