1 Chronicles 13:3
What does 1 Chronicles 13:3 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 13:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and we bring round the ark of our God unto us, for we sought Him not in the days of Saul.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought it not in the days of Saul.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and let us bring again the ark of ourGod to us; for we inquired not of it in the days of Saul.
Context
v.2And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;
v.3This passage
v.4And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 22:15
Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.
- 1 Samuel 14:18
And 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 Samuel 14:36
And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.
- Psalms 132:6
Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.
- 1 Samuel 22:10
And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
- 1 Samuel 23:9
And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
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