2 Samuel 15:29 KJV

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

Matthew Henry

  • 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...

Thompson Chains

  • AbiatharLink 2 of 3 · next 1 Kings 1:7

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 Removed from Jerusalem by Zadok at the time of Absalom’s revolt, but returned by command of David
  • Children Absalom
  • David Absalom’s usurpation
  • Politics Zadok the priest, a partisan of David

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Places

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...
  • AbiatharFather of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent...
  • 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...
  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Zadok צָדוֹק ṣādôq צָדוֹק Proper name
  • therefore and Abiathar וְאֶבְיָתָר wĕʾebyātār אֶבְיָתָר Proper name · with and
  • carried וַיָּשֶׁב wayyāšeb שׁוּב Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • 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
  • again שׁוּב shûwb
  • to Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
  • and they tarried וַיֵּשְׁבוּ wayyēšĕbû יָשַׁב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and שָׁם šām Adverb

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

Notes, marks, and bookmarks on this verse are in the KJV Bible app.