2 Samuel 15:25 KJV

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

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  • David sends back the arkDavid is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success of the...

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Cross References

  • Exodus 15:13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
  • Jeremiah 25:30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
  • 1 Samuel 4:3–11 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. …
  • 2 Samuel 6:17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
  • 2 Samuel 7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

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Topics

  • Abiathar Loyal to David when Absalom rebelled; leaves Jerusalem with the ark of the covenant, but is directed by David to return with the ark
  • Ark Of God
  • Children Absalom
  • David Absalom’s usurpation
  • Minister, Christian Non-partisan in politics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • ZadokRighteous. (1.) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2 Sam 8:17; 1 Chr 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam 20:25) and...
  • 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...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto Zadok לְצָדוֹק lĕṣādôq צָדוֹק Proper name · with preposition
  • Carry back הָשֵׁב hāšēb שׁוּב Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
  • the ark אֶת ʾet Object marker אֲרוֹן ʾărôn אָרוֹן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • into the city הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • if I shall find אִם ʾim Conjunction אֶמְצָא ʾemṣāʾ מָצָא Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
  • favour חֵן ḥēn חֵן Noun · masculine singular
  • in the eyes בְּעֵינֵי bĕʿênê עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • he will bring me again וֶהֱשִׁבַנִי wehĕšibanî שׁוּב Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: first person common singular
  • and shew וְהִרְאַנִי wĕhirʾanî רָאָה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: first person common singular
  • me both it, and his habitation אֹתוֹ ʾōtô Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine singular וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and נָוֵהוּ nāwēhû נָוֶה Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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