2 Samuel 6:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ מִֽבַּעֲלֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה לְהַעֲל֣וֹת מִשָּׁ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֣א שֵׁ֗ם שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת יֹשֵׁ֥ב הַכְּרֻבִ֖ים עָלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And yāqām and yēlek Dāwid and-all-the-ʿām who with-him from-Baʿălê Yəhûdāh to-haʿălôt from-there ʾēt ʾărôn the-ʾĕlōhîm which-niqrāʾ šēm šēm YHWH ṣəbāʾôt yōšēb the-kərūbîm upon-it.

Grammar Details

• *yāqām*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - arose
• *yēlek*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - went
• *Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
• *ʿām*: masculine singular construct with definite article - people
• *Baʿălê*: masculine plural construct - Baale/lords of
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *haʿălôt*: Hiphil infinitive construct with lamed prefix - to bring up
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *ʾărôn*: masculine singular construct - ark
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural with definite article - God
• *niqrāʾ*: Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is called
• *šēm*: masculine singular - name (repeated)
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: feminine plural - hosts/armies
• *yōšēb*: Qal participle masculine singular - dwelling/sitting
• *kərūbîm*: masculine plural with definite article - cherubim

Word Meanings

• *Baʿălê Yəhûdāh*: Baale of Judah/Baalah in Judah/lords of Judah
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings
• *niqrāʾ šēm šēm*: is called by name, the name/by which the name is invoked/which is called, the name, the name
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies/heavenly beings
• *yōšēb hakərūbîm*: enthroned on the cherubim/dwelling between the cherubim

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.
• 1 Sam 7:1 : 1 So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.
• Josh 15:9-9 : 9 And the limit is marked out from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and out to the towns of Mount Ephron, as far as Baalah (which is Kiriath-jearim): 10 Then turning west, the line goes from Baalah to Mount Seir, and on to the side of Mount Jearim (which is Chesalon) on the north, then down to Beth-shemesh, and on past Timnah:
• Josh 15:60 : 60 Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two towns with their unwalled places.
• 1 Chr 13:5-6 : 5 So David sent for all Israel to come together, from Shihor, the river of Egypt, as far as the way into Hamath, to get the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. 6 And David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.
• Ps 80:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.> Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.
• Isa 47:4 : 4 Says the Lord who takes up our cause; the Lord of armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 54:5 : 5 For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of armies is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is he who takes up your cause; he will be named the God of all the earth.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
• Exod 25:18-22 : 18 And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold, 19 One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover. 20 And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover. 21 And put the cover over the ark, and in the ark the record which I will give you. 22 And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.
• Lev 24:11-16 : 11 And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with curses; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord. 13 And the Lord said to Moses, 14 Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people. 15 And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head. 16 And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.
• 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones. 7 For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.