
Text -- 1 Chronicles 13:1 (NET)




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JFB -> 1Ch 13:1-3
JFB: 1Ch 13:1-3 - -- Gratitude for the high and splendid dignity to which he had been elevated would naturally, at this period, impart a fresh animation and impulse to the...
Gratitude for the high and splendid dignity to which he had been elevated would naturally, at this period, impart a fresh animation and impulse to the habitually fervent piety of David; but, at the same time, he was animated by other motives. He fully understood his position as ruler under the theocracy, and, entering on his duties, he was resolved to fulfil his mission as a constitutional king of Israel. Accordingly, his first act as a sovereign related to the interests of religion. The ark being then the grand instrument and ornament of it, he takes the opportunity of the official representatives of the nation being with him, to consult them about the propriety of establishing it in a more public and accessible locality. The assembly at which he spoke of this consisted of the Sheloshim, princes of thousands (2Sa 6:1). During the reign of the late king, the ark had been left in culpable neglect. Consequently the people had, to a great extent, been careless about the ordinances of divine worship, or had contented themselves with offering sacrifices at Gibeon, without any thought of the ark, though it was the chief and most vital part of the tabernacle. The duty and advantages of this religious movement suggested by the king were apparent, and the proposal met with universal approval.
Clarke -> 1Ch 13:1
Clarke: 1Ch 13:1 - -- David consulted - Having taken the strong hold of Zion from the Jebusites, organized his army, got assurances of the friendly disposition of the Isr...
David consulted - Having taken the strong hold of Zion from the Jebusites, organized his army, got assurances of the friendly disposition of the Israelites towards him, he judged it right to do what he could for the establishment of religion in the land; and as a first step, consulted on the propriety of bringing the ark from an obscure village, where it had remained during the reign of Saul, to the royal city or seat of government.
TSK -> 1Ch 13:1

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Barnes -> 1Ch 13:1
Barnes: 1Ch 13:1 - -- The captains ... - Such an organisation had probably been established generally through the tribes prior to the time of David: but David seems ...
The captains ... - Such an organisation had probably been established generally through the tribes prior to the time of David: but David seems to have been the first to recognize in these officers of the host representatives of the people, to consult them on public affairs, and to give them a certain political position.
Haydock -> 1Ch 13:1
Haydock: 1Ch 13:1 - -- Consulted. David wished to give religion due splendour and authority, in his dominions; and he prudently contrives to obtain the general consent. (...
Consulted. David wished to give religion due splendour and authority, in his dominions; and he prudently contrives to obtain the general consent. (Haydock) ---
"Where there is no liberty, there is no religion;" and no change in religious matters should be attempted, without the consent of the Church. (Calmet)
Gill -> 1Ch 13:1
Gill: 1Ch 13:1 - -- And David consulted with the captains of thousands, and hundreds, and with every leader. With the chiliarchs and centurions, and every officer in that...
And David consulted with the captains of thousands, and hundreds, and with every leader. With the chiliarchs and centurions, and every officer in that large body of armed men in every tribe, who met to make and crown him king: for at that time was this consultation had, and therefore is connected with it; though the affair advised about was not yet done, as Dr. Lightfoot h observes, and was not done until some considerable time afterwards. Advice being taken, the several officers went with their men to their respective countries, to meet again at a certain time and place to put the thing projected into execution; and between this and that time were Hiram's message to David on his accession to the throne, the taking of Jerusalem, and the two battles with the Philistines, as the same writer notes; most of which are recorded before this in the book of Samuel, and follow here.

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TSK Synopsis -> 1Ch 13:1-14
TSK Synopsis: 1Ch 13:1-14 - --1 David fetches the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath- jearim.9 Uzza being smitten, the ark is left at the house of Obed- edom.
MHCC -> 1Ch 13:1-5
MHCC: 1Ch 13:1-5 - --David 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 t...
Matthew Henry -> 1Ch 13:1-8
Matthew Henry: 1Ch 13:1-8 - -- Here is, I. David's pious proposal to bring up the ark of God to Jerusalem, that the royal city might be the holy city, 1Ch 13:1-3. This part of the...
Keil-Delitzsch -> 1Ch 13:1-5
Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ch 13:1-5 - --
The removal of the ark from Kirjath-jearim. Cf. 2Sa 6:1-11, with the commentary on the substance of the narrative there given.
1Ch 13:1-3
The ...
Constable: 1Ch 10:1--29:30 - --II. THE REIGN OF DAVID chs. 10--29
In all of Chronicles the writer assumed his readers' acquaintance with the ot...

Constable: 1Ch 11:10--13:1 - --C. David's Mighty Men 11:10-12:40
This list of great warriors reflects the greatness of David. We know s...

Constable: 1Ch 13:1--16:43 - --D. David and the Ark chs. 13-16
"In the Chronicler's eyes David's reign consisted of two great religious...
