2 Samuel 6:4
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New International Version (©2011)
with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it.

New Living Translation (©2007)
carrying the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark.

English Standard Version (©2001)
with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
and brought it with the ark of God from Abinadab's house on the hill. Ahio walked in front of the ark.

International Standard Version (©2012)
As they left Abinadab's house in Gibeah accompanied by the Ark of God, Ahio was walking ahead of the ark.

NET Bible (©2006)
They brought it with the ark of God up from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They brought it from Abinadab's home, with Ahio walking ahead of the ark.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had taken it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa, Ahio having care of the ark of God went before the ark.

Darby Bible Translation
And they brought it with the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab which was upon the hill; and Ahio went before the ark.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and they lift it up from the house of Abinadab, which is in the height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is going before the ark,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:1-5 God is present with the souls of his people, when they want the outward tokens of his presence; but now David is settled in the throne, the honour of the ark begins to revive. Let us learn hence, to think and to speak highly of God; and to think and speak honourably of holy ordinances, which are to us as the ark was unto Israel, the tokens of God's presence, Mt 28:20. Christ is our Ark; in and by him God manifests his favour, and accepts our prayers and praises. The ark especially typified Christ and his mediation, in which the name of Jehovah and all his glories are displayed. The priests should have carried the ark upon their shoulders. Philistines may carry the ark in a cart without suffering for it; but if Israelites do so, it is at their peril, because this was not what God appointed.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 4. - Accompanying (Hebrew, with) the ark. The verse is evidently corrupt, and we have no aid from the parallel place in Chronicles, except the fact that it is omitted there. The most probable explanation is that the first half of the verse has been repeated from ver. 3 by the error of some copyist, and that the original words were "Uzzah and Ahio drove the new cart with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark." While Uzzah walked at the side, Ahio went before the oxen to guide and manage them, as the Basques may be seen at the present day doing in the south of France.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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, 2 Samuel 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 1 Samuel 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.

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David Fetches the Ark
…2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwells between the cherubim. 3And they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. 4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

1 Samuel 7:1 So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD. They brought it to Abinadab's house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the LORD.
2 Samuel 6:3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart
1 Chronicles 13:7 They moved the ark of God from Abinadab's house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.