Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 6:4
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which [was] at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
To lead the oxen that drew it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which [was] at Gibeah,…. That is, the new cart, which is the last thing spoken of, 2Sa 6:3; and the bringing of the ark out of his house is mentioned before; though some take this to be the coffer in which were the presents of the Philistines, which was now brought out along with the ark, see 1Sa 6:8;
accompanying the ark of God; or “with the ark of God” f; that is, they brought the new cart “from” the house of Abinadab on the hill, with the ark of God upon it:
and Ahio went before the ark; guiding the oxen that drew it, and Uzzah might go behind, or on one side, to take care that the ark fell not out of it.
f “cum arca Dei”, Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) And they brought it.The text has undoubtedly suffered here through the repetition of a line by the scribes. The whole verse is omitted in the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 13, and the first half of it (which is a repetition of 2Sa. 6:3) in the LXX.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
4. And they brought The first part of this verse, as far as the word Gibeah, is a repetition from the preceding verse, and is probably a mistake of the copyist, who seems to have twice transcribed the same line.
Accompanying the ark Rather, with the ark, the preposition with connecting cart of the preceding verse and the ark. The sons of Abinadab drave the new cart with the ark of God, that is, the new cart that bore the ark.
Ahio went before the ark To guide the oxen, while Uzzah, as appears afterwards, walked behind, keeping his eyes upon the movements of the ark. These sons of Abinadab evidently lacked a becoming reverence for the ark. From childhood they had seen it in their home, and had become so familiar with the sight as to lose from their minds the sacred associations of its former history.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark.’
Once the journey had commenced Ahio went before the Ark as a kind of herald and forerunner, in order to prepare people for the coming of that sacred object. It was necessary to give advanced warning for all had to beware lest in some way they come in contact with or desecrate the Ark, and he may well at the same time have spoken out aloud concerning the glory of God (note Num 10:35-36). Compare how David would later dance before the Ark.
Thus it was left to Uzzah to drive the cart. This is important in the context of the story because it demonstrates that his attention was on the cart and the oxen. While all the others were looking at the covered Ark, he was watching the oxen. Thus when the oxen stumbled his first concern would be the control of the oxen. What had happened to the Ark would only come to his perceptions once he was sure that he had control of the cart.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
2Sa 6:4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which [was] at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
Ver. 4. And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab. ] Where it had been more than forty years. See 1Sa 7:1 .
Which was at Gibeah.
And Ahio went before the ark,
a Piscator.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 7:1, 1Sa 7:2, 1Ch 13:7
accompanying: Heb. with
Reciprocal: Lev 8:7 – the ephod
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 6:4-5. Accompanying the ark of God That is, when it was brought out of the house of Abinadab, the people flocked together to attend it. It seems as if Eleazar, who had been sanctified to take care of the ark, was dead, or stayed at home to attend to his father, who was now grown old. David and all Israel played before the Lord Who was present with the ark. Public joy should always be as before the Lord, with an eye to him, and terminating in him. Otherwise it is no better than public madness, and the source of all manner of wickedness.