1 Chronicles 13:5 KJV
So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
Matthew Henry
- David consults about the arkDavid said not, What magnificent thing shall I do now? or, What pleasant thing? but, What pious thing? that he might have the comfort and benefit of that...
Thompson Chains
- Congregation (2)See the chain from Leviticus 8:3 · 7 links
- Kirjath-jearimSee the chain from Joshua 9:17 · 6 links
- SihorLink 2 of 4 · next Isaiah 23:3
Cross References
- 1 Samuel 6:21–7:1 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. …
- 2 Samuel 6:1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
- 1 Kings 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
- 1 Chronicles 15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
- Numbers 34:5–8 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. …
- Joshua 13:3–6 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: …
- 1 Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 2 Kings 25:21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
- 1 Chronicles 13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
- Jeremiah 2:18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
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Topics
- David After three months, David brings the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with dancing and great joy
- Israel Disagreement after Saul’s death
- Kirjath-Jearim The ark of the covenant remains for twenty years at
- Sihor A river of Egypt, given by some authorities as the Nile River
Kings of Israel & Judah
- DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1055–1015 BC · David reigns in Israel
Places
- ShihorRiver · Location disputed
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- HamathTown · also Lebo-hamath · today Labweh · Location likely
- KirjathjearimTown · also Kiriath-jearim · today Deir el Azar · Location well established
- Places in 1 Chronicles 13 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- ShihorDark, (1 Chr 13:5), the southwestern boundary of Canaan, the Wady el-‘Arish. (See Sihor; Nile.)
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
- HemathA Kenite (1 Chr 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
- Kirjath-jearimCity of jaars; i.e., of woods or forests, a Gibeonite town (Josh 9:17) on the border of Benjamin, to which tribe it was assigned (Josh...
Strong’s Numbers
- So David דָּוִד Dâvid
- gathered קָהַל qâhal
- all Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl
- together קָהַל qâhal
- from Shihor שִׁיחוֹר Shîychôwr
- of Egypt מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim
- even unto the entering בּוֹא bôwʼ
- of Hemath חֲמָת Chămâth
- to bring בּוֹא bôwʼ
- the ark אָרוֹן ʼârôwn
- of God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
- from Kirjathjearim קִרְיַת יְעָרִים Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym
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