Apologetics Bible

1Chronicles 13:1

Hebrew

וַיִּוָּעַץ דָּוִיד עִם־שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת לְכָל־נָגִֽיד׃

vayiva'atz-daviyd-'im-sharey-ha'alafiym-vehame'vot-lekhal-nagiyd

KJV: And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

AKJV: And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

ASV: And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

YLT: And David consulteth with the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, every leader,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:2

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לְכֹל ׀ קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־עֲלֵיכֶם טוֹב וּמִן־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִפְרְצָה נִשְׁלְחָה עַל־אַחֵינוּ הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בְּכֹל אַרְצוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעִמָּהֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם בְּעָרֵי מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם וְיִקָּבְצוּ אֵלֵֽינוּ׃

vayo'mer-daviyd-lekhol- -qehal-yishera'el-'im-'aleykhem-tvov-vmin-yehvah-'eloheynv-niferetzah-nishelechah-'al-'acheynv-hanishe'ariym-vekhol-'aretzvot-yishera'el-ve'imahem-hakhohaniym-vehaleviyim-ve'arey-migeresheyhem-veyiqavetzv-'eleynv

KJV: And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

AKJV: And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brothers every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us:

ASV: And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;

YLT: and David saith to all the assembly of Israel, `If unto you it be good, and from Jehovah our God it hath broken forth--we send unto our brethren, those left in all the lands of Israel, and with them the priests and the Levites, in the cities of their suburbs, and they are gathered unto us,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:3

Hebrew

וְנָסֵבָּה אֶת־אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֵלֵינוּ כִּי־לֹא דְרַשְׁנֻהוּ בִּימֵי שָׁאֽוּל׃

venasevah-'et-'arvon-'eloheynv-'eleynv-khiy-lo'-derashenuhv-viymey-sha'vl

KJV: And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

AKJV: And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.

ASV: and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.

YLT: and we bring round the ark of our God unto us, for we sought Him not in the days of Saul.'

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:4

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָל לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן כִּֽי־יָשַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָֽם׃

vayo'merv-khal-haqahal-la'ashvot-khen-khiy-yashar-hadavar-ve'eyney-khal-ha'am

KJV: And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

AKJV: And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

ASV: And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

YLT: And all the assembly say to do so, for the thing is right in the eyes of all the people.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:5

Hebrew

וַיַּקְהֵל דָּוִיד אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־שִׁיחוֹר מִצְרַיִם וְעַד־לְבוֹא חֲמָת לְהָבִיא אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים מִקִּרְיַת יְעָרִֽים׃

vayaqehel-daviyd-'et-khal-yishera'el-min-shiychvor-mitzerayim-ve'ad-levvo'-chamat-lehaviy'-'et-'arvon-ha'elohiym-miqireyat-ye'ariym

KJV: So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.

AKJV: So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

ASV: So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

YLT: And David assembleth all Israel from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from Kirjath-Jearim,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:6

Hebrew

וַיַּעַל דָּוִיד וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּעֲלָתָה אֶל־קִרְיַת יְעָרִים אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה לְהַעֲלוֹת מִשָּׁם אֵת אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים ׀ יְהוָה יוֹשֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שֵֽׁם׃

vaya'al-daviyd-vekhal-yishera'el-va'alatah-'el-qireyat-ye'ariym-'asher-liyhvdah-leha'alvot-misham-'et-'arvon-ha'elohiym- -yehvah-yvoshev-hakhervviym-'asher-niqera'-shem

KJV: And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath–jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

AKJV: And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up there the ark of God the LORD, that dwells between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.

ASV: And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah that sitteth above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.

YLT: and David goeth up, and all Israel, to Baalah, unto Kirjath-Jearim that is to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God Jehovah, inhabiting the cherubs, where the Name is called on.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath–jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:7

Hebrew

וַיַּרְכִּיבוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה מִבֵּית אֲבִינָדָב וְעֻזָּא וְאַחְיוֹ נֹהֲגִים בָּעֲגָלָֽה׃

vayarekhiyvv-'et-'arvon-ha'elohiym-'al-'agalah-chadashah-miveyt-'aviynadav-ve'uza'-ve'acheyvo-nohagiym-va'agalah

KJV: And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

AKJV: And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

ASV: And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

YLT: And they place the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio are leading the cart,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:8

Hebrew

וְדָוִיד וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשַׂחֲקִים לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים בְּכָל־עֹז וּבְשִׁירִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וּבִנְבָלִים וּבְתֻפִּים וּבִמְצִלְתַּיִם וּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃

vedaviyd-vekhal-yishera'el-meshachaqiym-lifeney-ha'elohiym-vekhal-'oz-vveshiyriym-vvekhinorvot-vvinevaliym-vvetufiym-vvimetziletayim-vvachatzotzervot

KJV: And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

AKJV: And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. ¶

ASV: And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

YLT: and David and all Israel are playing before God, with all strength, and with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:9

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־גֹּרֶן כִּידֹן וַיִּשְׁלַח עֻזָּא אֶת־יָדוֹ לֶאֱחֹז אֶת־הָאָרוֹן כִּי שָֽׁמְטוּ הַבָּקָֽר׃

vayavo'v-'ad-goren-khiydon-vayishelach-'uza'-'et-yadvo-le'echoz-'et-ha'arvon-khiy-shametv-havaqar

KJV: And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

AKJV: And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

ASV: And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

YLT: And they come in unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, and Uzza putteth forth his hand to seize the ark, for the oxen were released,

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:10

Hebrew

וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּעֻזָּא וַיַּכֵּהוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח יָדוֹ עַל־הָאָרוֹן וַיָּמָת שָׁם לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִֽים׃

vayichar-'af-yehvah-ve'uza'-vayakhehv-'al-'asher-shalach-yadvo-'al-ha'arvon-vayamat-sham-lifeney-'elohiym

KJV: And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

AKJV: And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

ASV: And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

YLT: and the anger of Jehovah is kindled against Uzza, and He smiteth him, because that he hath put forth his hand on the ark, and he dieth there before God.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:11

Hebrew

וַיִּחַר לְדָוִיד כִּֽי־פָרַץ יְהוָה פֶּרֶץ בְּעֻזָּא וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

vayichar-ledaviyd-khiy-faratz-yehvah-feretz-ve'uza'-vayiqera'-lamaqvom-hahv'-feretz-'uza'-'ad-hayvom-hazeh

KJV: And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day.

AKJV: And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach on Uzza: why that place is called Perezuzza to this day.

ASV: And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza: and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.

YLT: And it is displeasing to David, because Jehovah hath made a breach upon Uzza, and one calleth that place `Breach of Uzza' unto this day.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:12

Hebrew

וַיִּירָא דָוִיד אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹר הֵיךְ אָבִיא אֵלַי אֵת אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vayiyra'-daviyd-'et-ha'elohiym-vayvom-hahv'-le'mor-heykhe-'aviy'-'elay-'et-'arvon-ha'elohiym

KJV: And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

AKJV: And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

ASV: And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

YLT: And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?'

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:13

Hebrew

וְלֹֽא־הֵסִיר דָּוִיד אֶת־הָאָרוֹן אֵלָיו אֶל־עִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּטֵּהוּ אֶל־בֵּית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹם הַגִּתִּֽי׃

velo'-hesiyr-daviyd-'et-ha'arvon-'elayv-'el-'iyr-daviyd-vayatehv-'el-veyt-'oved-'edom-hagitiy

KJV: So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.

AKJV: So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

ASV: So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

YLT: And David hath not turned aside the ark unto himself, unto the city of David, and turneth it aside unto the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Chronicles 13:14

Hebrew

וַיֵּשֶׁב אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים עִם־בֵּית עֹבֵד אֱדֹם בְּבֵיתוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֶת־בֵּית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃

vayeshev-'arvon-ha'elohiym-'im-veyt-'oved-'edom-veveytvo-sheloshah-chodashiym-vayevarekhe-yehvah-'et-veyt-'oved-'edom-ve'et-khal-'asher-lvo

KJV: And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed–edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that he had.

AKJV: And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.

ASV: And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.

YLT: And the ark of God dwelleth with the household of Obed-Edom, in his house, three months, and Jehovah blesseth the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.

Exposition: 1Chronicles 13:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed–edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that he had.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.