1 Chronicles 13:6
13:6 David and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who sits enthroned between the cherubim – the ark that is called by his name. 1
1 Chronicles 15:12
15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 15:25
15:25 So David, the leaders of Israel, and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with celebration.
1 Chronicles 21:2-3
21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, 2 “Go, count the number of warriors 3 from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” 4
21:3 Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army 5 a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?” 6
1 tn Heb “the ark of God the Lord who sits [between] the cherubim which is called [by his] name.”
2 tn Or “people.”
3 tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.
4 tn Heb “their number.”
5 tn Or “people.”
6 tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24.