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2 Samuel 6:15
while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David and the house of Israel are transporting the ark of the LORD into the City of David. This action occurs immediately after David dances before the ark and directly precedes Michal’s observation from a window.
The words — מַעֲלִים (ma'ah-lim) translates literally as "were bringing up" or "ascending," describing the physical ascent of the ark. אֲר֣וֹן ('a-rone) means "ark," referring specifically to the covenant chest being moved.
The thread — The shouting and ram’s horn procession mirrors the priestly marches around Jericho in Joshua 6:4 and the horn blasts commanded in Numbers 10:1. It also aligns with the divine procession into the sanctuary recorded in Psalm 68:24.
Why it lands — The text records a public, auditory celebration accompanying the movement of God's presence. It requires the reader to note how corporate worship is physically enacted through sound and coordinated action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
Cross-references
- Psalms 68:24 They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
- Numbers 10:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Joshua 6:4 Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
- 1 Chronicles 15:16 David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 15:28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
- Ezra 3:10 When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
- Psalms 47:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
- Psalms 47:5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
- Psalms 150:3 Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.