The Meaning of 2 Samuel 6:9 Explained

2 Samuel 6:9

KJV: And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

YLT: and David feareth Jehovah on that day, and saith, 'How doth the ark of Jehovah come in unto me?'

Darby: And David was afraid of Jehovah that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?

ASV: And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 6:9?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 6:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 6:9 mean?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 6:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

What does 2 Samuel 6:9 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 6:1-11 - The Return Of The Ark Interrupted

We have heard nothing of the Ark since it left the land of the Philistines, 1 Samuel 7:1-2. The spiritual life of the nation was low, else this holy symbol of God's presence would not have been thus neglected. David wished to make the new capital the religious as well as the political center of his kingdom. It was necessary, therefore, that the Ark be removed thither.

The sacredness of the Ark lay in its association with Jehovah Sabaoth, "the Lord of Hosts." It was His seat or throne. "He dwelled between the cherubim." The clear order was that it should be borne on the shoulders of the Levites, and David had no right to substitute a new cart, after the manner of the Philistines, Numbers 7:9; 1 Chronicles 15:12-16. The death of Uzzah and the blessing on the house of Obed-edom illustrate the severity and the goodness of God. Not one jot or tittle of the law can fail; therefore the least violation must bring suffering on the part of those who offend; while reverence, obedience and faith secure an immediate response of the divine favor and love. God can and will take care of His own. We need not fear for the safety of His Church. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 6

¹ David fetches the ark from Kirjath Jearim on a new cart,
⁶ Uzzah is smitten at Perez Uzzah
⁹ God blesses Obed-Edom for the ark
¹² David brings the ark into Zion with sacrifices, and dances before it;
¹⁶ for which Michal despises him
¹⁷ He places it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting
²⁰ Michal, reproving David for his joy, is childless to her death

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 6:9 mean?

And was afraid David of Yahweh day that and he said how can come to me the ark of Yahweh

וַיִּרָ֥א דָוִ֛ד אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵ֛יךְ יָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָֽה

וַיִּרָ֥א	And was afraid
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרֵא Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
דָוִ֛ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בַּיּ֣וֹם	day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֑וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	and he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵ֛יךְ	how
Parse: Interjection Root: אֵיךְ Sense: how? interj.
יָב֥וֹא	can come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵלַ֖י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֲר֥וֹן	the ark
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: אֲרֹון Sense: chest, ark.
יְהוָֽה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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