2 Samuel 6:12

6:12 David was told, ¹  “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed-Edom and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” So David went and joyfully brought the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David.

2 Samuel 6:16

6:16 As the ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him. ² 

2 Samuel 6:1

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem

6:1 David again assembled ³  all the best ⁴  men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.

1 Raja-raja 2:10

2:10 Then David passed away ⁵  and was buried in the city of David. ⁶ 

[6:12]  ¹ tn Heb “and it was told to David, saying.”

[6:16]  ² tn The Hebrew text adds “in her heart.” Cf. CEV “she was disgusted (+ with him TEV)”; NLT “was filled with contempt for him”; NCV “she hated him.”

[6:1]  ³ tn The translation understands the verb to be a defective spelling of וַיְּאֱסֹף (vayyÿ’esof) due to quiescence of the letter א (alef). The root therefore is אסף (’sf, “to gather”). The Masoretes, however, pointed the verb as וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef), understanding it to be a form of יָסַף (yasaf, “to add”). This does not fit the context, which calls for a verb of gathering.

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Or “chosen.”

[2:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and David lay down with his fathers.”

[2:10]  ⁶ sn The phrase the city of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.