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David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.
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A Representative Assembly
Commentators like Barnes, Ellicott, and Gill clarify that "all Israel" does not mean every single person in the nation was present. Instead, it refers to a representative gathering of the nation's leaders and chosen men, signifying a unified, national act of worship and rededication.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All Israel — This probably refers to chosen men, like the 30,000 mentioned in 2 Samuel 6:1. See 1 Chronicles 15:25.<…
19th Century
Anglican
And David gathered all Israel. —Compare 2 Samuel 6:15: So David and all the house of Israel brought up th…
Baptist
Then follows the list of them, which we need not now read.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem The chief and heads of the people:
to bring u…
Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had be…
