2 Samuel 6:4
What does 2 Samuel 6:4 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 6:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which <FI>is<Fi> in the height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is going before the ark,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when they had taken it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa, Ahio having care of the ark of God went before the ark.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they brought it with the ark ofGod out of the house of Abinadab which was upon the hill; and Ahio went before the ark.
Context
v.3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
v.4This passage
v.5And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 7:1
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.
- 1 Chronicles 13:7
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
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