2 Samuel 6:10

“So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.”

"So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite." - 2 Samuel 6:10
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What does 2 Samuel 6:10 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 6:10 from the King James Version (KJV) states: "So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite." This verse is part of the narrative in the book of 2 Samuel…

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The Ark of His Presence: Seeking God with Intentionality

In 2 Samuel 6:10, we find a significant moment in the narrative of King David as he navigates the importance of the Ark of the Lord—a physical representation of God’s covenant and presence among His people. The verse states: "So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto…

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A Prayer for Reverence and Restoration

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart open to understanding the solemnity and significance of Your presence, as embodies in the Ark of the Covenant. I reflect upon 2 Samuel 6:10 and the decision of King David, which teaches us about honor, respect, and the…

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2 Samuel 6:10 - "So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite."
2 Samuel 6:14
2 Samuel 6:14–22
1 Samuel 6:10 - "¶ And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:"
2 Samuel 10:4
2 Samuel 10:4
2 Samuel 10:6 - "¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men."
1 Samuel 10:6 - "And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man."
2 Samuel 6:1 - "Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand."
2 Samuel 6:23 - "Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 10:10 - "And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon."
2 Samuel 6:6 - "¶ And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it."
2 Samuel 22:6 - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
2 Samuel 22:10 - "He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet."
2 Samuel 10:15 - "¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together."
2 Samuel 10:7 - "And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men."
2 Samuel 18:6 - "¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;"
1 Samuel 2:6 - "The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up."
2 Samuel 24:6 - "Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,"
2 Samuel 6:14 - "And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod."
2 Samuel 6:9 - "And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?"
2 Samuel 2:6 - "And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing."
2 Samuel 18:10 - "And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak."
2 Samuel 11:6 - "¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David."
2 Samuel 23:6 - "¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:"
2 Samuel 6:15 - "So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet."
2 Samuel 10:13 - "And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him."
2 Samuel 10:1 - "And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead."