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DavidדָּוִידassembledוַיַּקְהֵלallכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלatאֶלJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםto bring upלְהַעֲלוֹתthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהtoאֶלits place,מְקוֹמוֹwhichאֲשֶׁרhe had preparedהֵכִיןfor it.לוֹ
1 Chronicles 15:3
Study it in the app“David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of YHWH to its place, which he had prepared for it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 15:3, word by word
- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- assembledיַּקְהֵלyakhel
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “yakhel” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- to bring upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “haalot” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- its placeמְקוֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- he had preparedהֵכִיןhechin
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “hechin” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
2Then David said, “The ark of Elohim is not to be carried except by the Levites, for YHWH chose them to carry the ark of YHWH and to minister to him forever.”
3 · This verse (above)
4David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites: