Reading for May 5th

Read 2 Samuel 6.1-11
In 6. 1-23: David brings the ark to Jerusalem.
In verse 1: The word translated "thousand" designates a military unit of a much smaller size.
Then, thirty thousand would be thirty units.
In verse 2: Baale-Judah is another name for Kiriath-jearim, according to Josh 15.9.
This is where the ark was left in 1 Sam 7.1.
The ark was viewed as the throne of the Lord.
Cherubim were mythical griffins that often guarded temples and palaces.
In verses 6-8: Uzzah's death shows the awesome holiness of the ark.
The story also provides an etiological explanation for the name Perez-uzzah.
In verse 10: Obed-edom was from Gath (the Gitite) and was apparently among the Philistines who followed David from his days with the Philistines.
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