1 Chronicles 13:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. ”

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And let us bring again the (a) ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. (a) His first concern was to restore religion, which had in Saul's day been corrupted and neglecte...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Bringing up of the Ark from Kiriath-jearim to the House of Obed-Edom ( cf. 2 Samuel 6:1-11 ). The event here mentioned is put in its wrong place by the Chronicler (see 2 Samuel 5:11-25 ) wit...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the ark of our God. Note its titles in these two books of Chronicles: the Ark, fifteen times; the Ark of God, twelve times; the Ark of the Lord, four times; the Ark of the Covenant of God, once; th...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For we enquired not at it in the days of Saul— For we consulted him not in the days of Saul. Houbigant.
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. Let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. Thi...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Removal of the Ark from Kirjath-jearim This chapter merely expands 2 Samuel 6:1-11 , with some unimportant differences.
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let us bring again. — Bring we round: transfer it from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem, as the throne was transferred (same verb) from Saul to David ( 1 Chronicles 10:14 ; 1 Chronicles 12:23 ). Th...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

DAVID 1. HIS TRIBE AND DYNASTY KING and kingdom were so bound up in ancient life that an ideal for the one implied an ideal for the other: all distinction and glory possessed by either was shared...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David's consciousness of the true strength of the kingdom is manifest in his anxiety concerning the Ark of God. This had been at Kirjathjearim, and neglected for long years. He now set himself to bri...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is so much sameness in the account here given, concerning the removal of the ark from Kirjath-jearim to what we read of it in the 2d book of Samuel, that I shall not enlarge upon the observatio...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us ,.... The symbol of the divine Presence, than which nothing was more desirable to David, and he chose to begin his reign overall Israel with it: for...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. Ver. 3. For we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. ] He was so vexed with his enemies without an...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

We inquired not at it in the days of Saul The ark was then neglected, and the generality of the people contented themselves with going to Gibeon and offering sacrifices there, not caring, though th...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Removal of the Ark. B. C. 1048. 1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The ark was then neglected; and the generality of the people either lived in the gross neglect of the solemn worship of God, or contented themselves with going to Gibeon, and offering sacrifices ther...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter corresponds closely with 2 Samuel 6:1-11 ; but in the first verse of that chapter is stated, with great brevity, what is given here in full ( 1 Chronicles 13:1-5 )....
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Chronicles 13:1-3 . And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 13:3 . Let us bring again the ark of our God, which, like the church, had now dwelt seventy or eighty years in an unsettled abode. 1 Chronicles 13:5 . Shihor of Egypt. The river o...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us. The ark in the royal city A place of honour, influence, and right, as:-- I. The centre of unity. II. The source of religious life. This ac...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The opening verses of this chapter explain and amplify the compressed announcement of 2 Samuel 6:1 , "Again, David gathered together all the chosen of Israel, thirty thousand." And t...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark Brought from Kirjath-Jearim.
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:18 ; 1 Samuel 14:36 ; 1 Samuel 22:10 ; 1 Samuel 22:15 ; 1 Samuel 23:2 ; 1 Samuel 23:9-12 ; 1 Samuel 7:1 ; 1 Samuel 7:2 ; Psalms 132:6
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Ark in the Home of Obed-Edom 2 Samuel 6:1-18 (Compare 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 ) INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have some very solemn lessons to consider. 1: The sacredness of holy things. For...
1 Chronicles 13:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For, &c. — The ark was then neglected; and the generality of the people contented themselves with going to Gibeon and offering sacrifices there, not caring, though the ark, the soul of the tabe...

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Chronicles 13:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 13:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Chronicles 13:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes