--- title: "1 Chronicles 13 - Study King James Bible with ellicotts commentary for english readers" description: "Read 1 Chronicles 13 with ellicotts commentary for english readers commentary. 1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/ellicotts-commentary-for-english-readers/1-chronicles/13" --- [ Read](/kjv/1-chronicles/13)[ Commentary](/study/1-chronicles/13)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/1-chronicles/13) Audio 1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, *and* with every leader. 2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If *it seem* good unto you, and *that it be* of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, *that are* left in all the land of Israel, and with them *also* to the priests and Levites *which are* in their cities *and* suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:** 3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.* 4 And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, *that is*, to Kirjath-jearim, which *belonged* to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth *between* the cherubims, whose name is called *on it*. 7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.* 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all *their* might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.* 9 ¶ And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.** 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.* 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God *home* to me? 13 So David brought not the ark *home* to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.* 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had. [1 Chronicles 12](/study/1-chronicles/12) [1 Chronicles 14](/study/1-chronicles/14) ## Commentary To verse 1 **XIII.** (1) **And David consulted.**—This consultation took place some time after the coronation at Hebron (comp. [2 Samuel 6:1](/kjv/2-samuel/6/1)), “And David gathered together again every chosen man iıı Israel, thirty thousand.” This is all that Samuel has corresponding to our [1 Chronicles 13:1-5](/kjv/1-chronicles/13/1-5). It is by no means necessary to assume that, “according to the context, we are still at Hebron in the assemblage of 350,000 warriors” (*Reuss*). Samuel implies the contrary. **Captains of thousands.**—*The thousands* (comp. [1 Chronicles 12:20](/kjv/1-chronicles/12/20)). **And the hundreds.**—Comp. [Numbers 31:14](/kjv/numbers/31/14). The hundreds were the smaller military divisions of the tribe, representing, perhaps, the warlike strength of the houses, as the thousands represented that of the clans or sub-tribes. **And with every leader.**—Rather, *viz. with every prince* (*nagîd*) or chief. 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