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2 Samuel 6:1

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

KJV

Congregavit autem rursum David omnes electos ex Israël, triginta millia.

Vulgate

Καὶ συνήγαγεν ἔτι Δαυεὶδ πάντα νεανίαν ἐξ Ἰσραὴλ ὡς ἑβδομήκοντα χιλιάδας.

LXX

And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨סֶף ע֥וֹד דָּוִ֛ד אֶת כָּל בָּח֥וּר בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּחַ֣ר
bchr
verb · 168×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֶּאֱסֹ֥ף
y'sp
verb · 200×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
shlshym
adjective · 174×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers David's reign: his lament over Saul and Jonathan, the capture of Jerusalem, the bringing of the Ark, the Davidic covenant, the sin with Bathsheba, Absalom's rebellion, and David's final years. Josephus treats David as both a military genius and a flawed ruler.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 13:1 — And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
  • 1Chr 13:5 — So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.