2-Samuel - 6:15



15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Yahweh with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 6:15.

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And David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.
and David and all the house of Israel are bringing up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the voice of a trumpet,
So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the horn.
And David, and all the house of Israel, were leading the ark of the testament of the Lord, with jubilation and the sound of the trumpet.

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Historical Commentaries

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So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord,.... The elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, 1-Chronicles 15:25; besides the common people; there might be as large a number with him now as before:
with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet; with the shouts of the people in common, and with blowing of trumpets by those who were appointed for that purpose, and with other instruments of music, see 1-Chronicles 15:27; Josephus says (r), that seven choirs went before the priests bearing the ark, as the king commanded, he himself playing on the harp; so the Septuagint version.
(r) Antiqu. l. 7. c. 4. sect. 2.

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