The Meaning of 2 Samuel 6:4 Explained

2 Samuel 6:4

KJV: And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

YLT: and they lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which is in the height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is going before the ark,

Darby: And they brought it with the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab which was upon the hill; and Ahio went before the ark.

ASV: And 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 Reverse Interlinear

And they brought  it out of the house  of Abinadab  which [was] at Gibeah,  accompanying  the ark  of God:  and Ahio  went  before  the ark. 

What does 2 Samuel 6:4 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 6:1-11 - The Return Of The Ark Interrupted
We have heard nothing of the Ark since it left the land of the Philistines, 1 Samuel 7:1-2. The spiritual life of the nation was low, else this holy symbol of God's presence would not have been thus neglected. David wished to make the new capital the religious as well as the political center of his kingdom. It was necessary, therefore, that the Ark be removed thither.
The sacredness of the Ark lay in its association with Jehovah Sabaoth, "the Lord of Hosts." It was His seat or throne. "He dwelled between the cherubim." The clear order was that it should be borne on the shoulders of the Levites, and David had no right to substitute a new cart, after the manner of the Philistines, Numbers 7:9; 1 Chronicles 15:12-16. The death of Uzzah and the blessing on the house of Obed-edom illustrate the severity and the goodness of God. Not one jot or tittle of the law can fail; therefore the least violation must bring suffering on the part of those who offend; while reverence, obedience and faith secure an immediate response of the divine favor and love. God can and will take care of His own. We need not fear for the safety of His Church. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 6

1  David fetches the ark from Kirjath Jearim on a new cart,
6  Uzzah is smitten at Perez Uzzah
9  God blesses Obed-Edom for the ark
12  David brings the ark into Zion with sacrifices, and dances before it;
16  for which Michal despises him
17  He places it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting
20  Michal, reproving David for his joy, is childless to her death

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 6:4 mean?

And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab that [was] on the hill accompanying the ark of God and Ahio went before the ark
וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֤ית אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה עִ֖ם אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאַחְי֕וֹ הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִפְנֵ֥י הָאָרֽוֹן

וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ  And  they  brought  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
מִבֵּ֤ית  out  of  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבִֽינָדָב֙  of  Abinadab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִינָדָב  
Sense: a man of Gibeah who sheltered the ark.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה  on  the  hill 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּבְעָה  
Sense: hill.
עִ֖ם  accompanying 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
אֲר֣וֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
וְאַחְי֕וֹ  and  Ahio 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְיׄו  
Sense: son of Abinadab who sheltered the ark.
הֹלֵ֖ךְ  went 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
לִפְנֵ֥י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הָאָרֽוֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.

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