1 Chronicles 15:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. ”

• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  When God helped the Levites - The death of Uzza had deeply impressed both David and the Levites, and it was doubted whether God would allow the ark to be moved anymore. Sacrificial animals were h...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And it came to pass, when God (n) helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered (o) seven bullocks and seven rams. (n) That is, gave them strength to execute th...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  1 Chronicles 15:1 to 1 Chronicles 16:43 . The Bringing up of the Ark to Jerusalem ( cf. 2 Samuel 6:12-20 a ). The account given by the Chronicler is much more elaborate, stress being laid on...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  helped. With His favour; there being no miscarriage now, as there had been in 1 Chronicles 13 . they offered . sacrificed. Hebrew. sabach. App-43. 2 Samuel 6:13 is complementary, not contrad...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. God helped the Levites - When they saw that God had ma...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  When God helped the Levites— 1:e. He favoured those who bare the ark, and insisted no plague upon them, as had happened to Uzza. Or it may be, God added strength to the Levites bearing the ark, ena...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. It came to pass ... - (see the notes at 2 Sam...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The transport of the Ark to Jerusalem This chapter is parallel to 2 Samuel 6:12-23 , but contains much new matter respecting the Levites who bare the ark, and the singers.

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  When God helped the Levites that bare the ark. — Comp. 2 Samuel 6:13 , “And it was so, that when the bearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings” (sing. coll...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - 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 share...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  From this account of bringing the Ark from the house of Obed-edom into the city, it is evident that David had learned the lesson which the death of Uzzah was intended to teach. He declared that the w...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  We have a much more circumstantial account in this chapter, concerning the bringing up of the ark, than was given in the former. David's preparing a place for the reception of the ark, before he fetc...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord ,.... Not merely granted them bodily strength to carry it, which did not require a great deal; but help...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. Ver. 26. When God helped the Levites that bare the...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  God helped the Levites Not only preserved them from committing any error, so that no plague was inflicted upon them as had happened to Uzza, but gave them strength to bear their burden, and encoura...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the L ORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.   26 And it came to pass...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  When God helped the Levites; either, 1. By giving them strength to carry their burden; or rather, 2. By encouraging them in their work with some comfortable sign of his presence with them, and...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] The bulk of this chapter consists of new matter, which the writer of Chronicles found in his authorities, and regarding as important for his purpose, introduced at this point into th...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  1 ; 2 . And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites:...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Chronicles 15:2 . None ought to carry the ark of God but the levites; and they were enjoined to carry it by staves, and on their shoulders. This plainly suggests the reason of God's awful disple...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 15:1 The contents of this verse and the following verses up to the twenty-fifth have no parallel in the Book of Samuel, and excite suggestion respecting the differen...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Removal Effected

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 29:14 ; 1 Samuel 7:12 ; 2 Corinthians 2:16 ; 2 Corinthians 3:5 ; 2 Samuel 6:13 ; Acts 26:22 ; Ezekiel 45:23 ; Job 42:8 ; Numbers 23:1 ; Numbers 23:2 ; Numbers 23:29 ; Numbers...

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• 1 Chronicles 15:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Helped — Encouraging them in their work with some comfortable sign of his presence with them. In all our religious exercises, we must derive help from heaven. God's ministers that bare the vessels...

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