The king said to Ittai of Gath, ‘Why are you also going with us? Go back and stay with the new king since you’re both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
2 Samuel 6:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So he was not willing to bring the ark of the Lord to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So David was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to him into the City of David; but he took it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. American Standard Version (1901) So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. Common English Bible So David didn’t take the chest away with him to David’s City. Instead, he had it put in the house of Obed-edom, who was from Gath. Catholic Public Domain Version And he was not willing to send the ark of the Lord to himself in the city of David. Instead, he sent it into the house of Obededom, the Gittite. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite. |
The king said to Ittai of Gath, ‘Why are you also going with us? Go back and stay with the new king since you’re both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
He then sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai of Gath. The king said to the troops, ‘I must also march out with you.’
and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and still reside there as foreigners today.
Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way round from the supporting terraces inward.
With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.
Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals