Discovery Box1 Chronicles 13:6 
Context13:6 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 28:18
Context28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar.
He gave him 2 the blueprint for the seat 3 of the gold cherubim that spread their wings 4 and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.
1 tn Heb “the ark of God the
2 tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
3 tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).
4 tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).
