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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Samuel 6 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_samuel/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_samuel/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > 2 Samuel 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/5.htm" title="2 Samuel 5">◄</a> 2 Samuel 6 <a href="../2_samuel/7.htm" title="2 Samuel 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/6-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">David Fetches the Ark<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And David again gathered all the young men of Israel, about seventy thousand. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And David arose, and went, he and all the people that were with him, and some of the rulers of Juda, on an expedition <i>to a distant place</i>, to bring back thence the ark of God, on which the name of the Lord of Host who dwells between the cherubs upon it is called. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And they put the ark of the Lord on a new waggon, and took it out of the house of Aminadab who lived on the hill, and Oza and his brethren the sons of Aminadab drove the waggon with the ark. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And his brethren went before the ark.<p> <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Uzzah Touches the Ark<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And David and the children of Israel <i>were</i> playing before the Lord on well-tuned instruments mightily, and with songs, and with harps, and with lutes, and with drums, and with cymbals, and with pipes.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And they come as far as the threshing floor of Nachor: and Oza reached forth his hand to the ark of God to keep it steady, and took hold of it; for the ox shook it out of its place. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And the Lord was very angry with Oza; and God smote him there: and he died there by the ark of the Lord before God. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And David was dispirited because the Lord made a breach upon Oza; and that place was called the breach of Oza until this day. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, How shall the ark of the Lord come in to me? <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And David would not bring in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to himself into the city of David: and David turned it aside into the house of Abeddara the Gethite. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And the ark of the Lord lodged in the house of Abeddara the Gethite three months, and the Lord blessed all the house of Abeddara, and all his possessions.<p> <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Ark Brought to Jerusalem<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And it was reported to king David, saying, The Lord has blessed the house of Abeddara, and all that he has, because of the ark of the Lord. And David went, and brought up the Ark of the Lord from the house of Abeddara to the city of David with gladness. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And there were with him bearing the ark seven bands, and for a sacrifice a calf and lambs. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And David sounded with well-tuned instruments before the Lord, and David <i>was</i> clothed with a fine long robe. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a trumpet.<p> <A name="17"></a><p class="hdg">Michal’s Contempt for David<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And it came to pass as the ark arrived at the city of David, that Melchol the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And they bring the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it: and David offered whole-burnt-offerings before the Lord, <i>and</i> peace-offerings. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And David made an end of offering the whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Hosts. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And he distributed to all the people, even to all the host of Israel from Dan to Bersabee, both men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a joint of meat, and a cake from the frying-pan: and all the people departed every one to his home.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And David returned to bless his house. And Melchol the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and saluted him, and said, How was the king of Israel glorified to-day, who was to-day uncovered in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the dancers wantonly uncovers himself! <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And David said to Melchol, I will dance before the Lord. Blessed <i>be</i> the Lord who chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to make me head over his people, even over Israel: therefore I will play, and dance before the Lord. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And I will again uncover myself thus, and I will be vile in thine eyes, and with the maid-servants by whom thou saidst that I was not had in honour. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And Melchol the daughter of Saul had no child till the day of her death.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>