2 Samuel 6:13

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“When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.”

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Read 2 Samuel 6:13 in the flow of 2 Samuel6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 2 Samuel6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah have stepped six steps, that he sacrificeth an ox and a fatling.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 6:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
  2. Numbers 7:9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
  3. Joshua 3:3and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.
  4. 1 Kings 8:5There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
  5. 1 Chronicles 15:2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
  6. 1 Chronicles 15:15And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
  7. 1 Chronicles 15:25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
  8. 2 Chronicles 5:6There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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