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?”

"And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?" - 2 Samuel 6:9
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What does 2 Samuel 6:9 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 6:9 states, "And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?" This verse comes from the story of David bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred symbol of God's presence…

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The Reverence of David: A Heart Prepared for God's Presence

In 2 Samuel 6:9, we witness a profound moment in King David’s life: "And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?" This verse is steeped in deep theological significance and offers us rich insights into our relationship with God…

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A Cry of Reverence for the Ark of the Covenant

O Sovereign Lord, God of all creation, I come before You today humbled and reverent, echoing the sentiments of Your faithful servant David as recorded in 2 Samuel 6:9, where it is written, "And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come…

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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?"
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2 Samuel 9:6 - "Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!"
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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 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 2:9 - "And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel."
2 Samuel 18:6 - "¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;"
2 Samuel 8:9 - "¶ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,"
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 9:9 - "¶ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house."
2 Samuel 15:9 - "And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron."
2 Samuel 6:14 - "And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod."
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 9:1 - "And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
2 Samuel 11:9 - "But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house."
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."
1 Samuel 2:9 - "He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail."
2 Samuel 9:5 - "¶ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar."
2 Samuel 3:6 - "¶ And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul."
2 Samuel 22:9 - "There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it."