1 Chronicles 13:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּקְהֵ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־שִׁיח֥וֹר מִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַד־לְב֣וֹא חֲמָ֑ת לְהָבִיא֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִקִּרְיַ֖ת יְעָרִֽים׃

Transliteration

wə-yaqhēl dāwîd ʾet-kol-yiśrāʾēl min-šîḥôr miṣrayim wə-ʿad-ləbôʾ ḥămāt ləhābîʾ ʾet-ʾărôn hā-ʾĕlōhîm miq-qiryat yəʿārîm

Grammar Details

*wə-yaqhēl*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he assembled
*dāwîd*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*kol*: noun construct - all of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*min*: preposition - from
*šîḥôr*: proper noun - Shihor
*miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
*wə-ʿad*: conjunction + preposition - and unto
*ləbôʾ*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - entering of
*ḥămāt*: proper noun - Hamath
*ləhābîʾ*: preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to bring
*ʾărôn*: masculine singular construct noun - ark of
*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the God
*miq-qiryat*: preposition + proper noun construct - from Kiriath
*yəʿārîm*: proper noun - Jearim

Word Meanings

*šîḥôr*: Shihor/Nile/brook of Egypt
*ləbôʾ ḥămāt*: entrance of Hamath/Lebo-Hamath (a place name)

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 6:21-7:1 : 21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. 1 And the men of Kirjathjearim 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.
2 Sam 6:1 : 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
1 Chr 15:3 : 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
Jer 2:18 : 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
2 Kgs 25:21 : 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
1 Chr 13:6 : 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, 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.
1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
Num 34:5-8 : 5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. 6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. 7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor: 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
Josh 13:3-6 : 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

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6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, 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.
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3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
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1 Chr 15:28
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1 Chr 15:14
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