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The Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 13:7

And they carried the ark of God on a new cart out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abinadab;   Ahio;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Uzzah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abinadab;   Carts;   Uzzah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Music;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abinadab;   Kirjath-Jearim, or Kirjath-Baal;   Uzzah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abinadab;   Ahio;   Uzzah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahiah;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abinadab;   Ahio;   Chronicles, I;   Uzza;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abinadab ;   Ahio ;   Uzza, Uzzah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abinadab;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abin'adab;   Ahi'o;   Uz'za;   Uz'za,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abinadab;   Ahio;   Ark of the Covenant;   Cart;   David;   Uzza;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abinadab;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Uzza, Uzzah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At Abinadab’s house they set the ark of God on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.
Hebrew Names Version
They carried the ark of God on a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Avinadav: and Uzza and Achyo drove the cart.
King James Version
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
English Standard Version
And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.
New Century Version
The people carried the Ark of God from Abinadab's house on a new cart, and Uzzah and Ahio guided it.
New English Translation
They transported the ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart,
Amplified Bible
They carried the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio [his brother] drove the cart.
New American Standard Bible
And they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
World English Bible
They carried the ark of God on a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they caryed the Arke of God in a newe cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Vzza and Ahio guided the cart.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they drove the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were leading the cart.
Berean Standard Bible
So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.
Contemporary English Version
The sacred chest was still at Abinadab's house, and when David and the crowd arrived there, they brought the chest outside and placed it on a new ox cart. Abinadab's sons Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart,
Complete Jewish Bible
They set the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Avinadav, with ‘Uza and Achyo, the sons of Avinadav, driving the cart.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people moved God's Holy Box from Abinadab's house and put it on a new wagon. Uzzah and Ahio were driving the wagon.
George Lamsa Translation
And they placed the ark of the LORD in a new cart, and carried it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and his brothers drove the cart.
Good News Translation
At Abinadab's house they brought out the Covenant Box and put it on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart,
Lexham English Bible
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were driving the cart.
Literal Translation
And they made the ark of God to ride on a new cart from the house of Abinadab. And Uzza and Ahio were leading the cart.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they caused the Arke of God to be caried vpo a new cart from the house of Abinadab. Vsa and his brethren droue the cart.
American Standard Version
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
Bible in Basic English
And they put the ark of God on a new cart, and took it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio were the drivers of the cart.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they carryed the arke of God in a newe carte out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and his brother guided the carte.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
King James Version (1611)
And they caried the Arke of God in a new cart, out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza, and Ahio draue the cart.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they set the ark of God on a new waggon brought out of the house of Aminadab: and Oza and his brethren drove the waggon.
English Revised Version
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei puttiden the arke of the Lord God on a newe wayn fro the hous of Amynadab; forsothe Oza and hise britheren driueden the wayn.
Update Bible Version
And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
New King James Version
So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
New Living Translation
They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.
New Life Bible
They carried the special box of God on a new wagon from the house of Abinadab. And Uzza and Ahio drove the wagon.
New Revised Standard
They carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they carried the ark of God, upon a new wagon, out of the house of Aminadab, - and, Uzza and Ahio, were driving the waggon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart out of the house of Abinadab. And Oza and his brother drove the cart.
Revised Standard Version
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, from the house of Abin'adab, and Uzzah and Ahi'o were driving the cart.
Young's Literal Translation
And they place the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio are leading the cart,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

Contextual Overview

1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, with every prince. 2 And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere, that are left in all the lands of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us; 3 and let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we inquired not of it in the days of Saul. 4 And all the congregation said that they should do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 5 And David assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, of Jehovah, who sitteth between the cherubim, whose name is placed [there]. 7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

carried the ark: Heb. made the ark to ride, at Numbers 3:10, and again at verse 38. A particular caution is given that strangers must not touch, or even pry into, the most holy things connected with the tabernacle, lest the offender die. In giving the law, also, even a beast which touched Sinai's mount was, by the Almighty's fiat, to be stoned or thrust through with a dart. And again we read - Numbers 4:15 after special orders to Aaron and his sons about covering the sanctuary and all the vessels previously to a removal, that the Kohathites, who were to carry them, "shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die." These were positive commands. May the sin of Uzza in touching the ark, warn Christians to take heed of rashness and irreverence in dealing about holy things. See note on 1 Chronicles 13:9.

in a new cart: 1 Chronicles 15:2, 1 Chronicles 15:13, Numbers 4:15, 1 Samuel 6:7, 2 Samuel 6:3

out of the house: 1 Samuel 7:1, 1 Samuel 7:2

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 6:11 - they laid 2 Samuel 6:4 - General Isaiah 30:29 - with a pipe

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.
Genesis 12:6
And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Genesis 13:14
And Jehovah said to Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward;
Genesis 13:15
for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram moved [his] tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah.
Genesis 21:25
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
Genesis 26:20
But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, in that ye make me odious among the inhabitants of the land—among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I am few men in number, and they will gather themselves against me and smite me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Exodus 2:17
And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses rose and helped them, and watered their flock.
Nehemiah 5:9
And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 13:7. In a new cart — Lest it should be profaned by being placed on any carriage that had been employed about common uses.

Uzza and Ahio — All the versions understand אחיו achyo as signifying brother or brothers; so does Jarchi, who observes, from 2 Samuel 6:3, that these were the sons of Abinadab.


 
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