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2 Samuel 15:29
New International Version
So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

New Living Translation
So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to the city and stayed there.

English Standard Version
So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there.

Berean Standard Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

King James Bible
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

New King James Version
Therefore Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem. And they remained there.

New American Standard Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.

NASB 1995
Therefore Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.

NASB 1977
Therefore Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.

Amplified Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar brought the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they stayed there.

Christian Standard Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

American Standard Version
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.

Contemporary English Version
Zadok and Abiathar took the sacred chest back into Jerusalem and stayed there.

English Revised Version
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

Good News Translation
So Zadok and Abiathar took the Covenant Box back into Jerusalem and stayed there.

International Standard Version
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the Ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.

Majority Standard Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

NET Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.

New Heart English Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark to Jerusalem and returned it there.

Webster's Bible Translation
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

World English Bible
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Zadok takes back—and Abiathar—the Ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.

Young's Literal Translation
And Zadok taketh back -- and Abiathar -- the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Zadok and Abiathar will turn back the ark of God to Jerusalem: and they will sit there.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So Sadoc and Abiathar carried back the ark of God into Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, Zadok and Abiathar carried back the ark of God into Jerusalem, and they remained there.

New American Bible
So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.

New Revised Standard Version
So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem; and they remained there.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Tsadoq and Abiathar the Priests returned the Ark of God to Jerusalem and they stayed there
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem; and they abode there.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
David Flees Jerusalem
28See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

Cross References
1 Kings 2:26-27
Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.” / So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.

1 Samuel 4:11
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 22:20-23
But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David. / And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD. / Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house. ...

1 Samuel 2:27-36
Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house? / And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. / Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’ ...

1 Samuel 3:11-14
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. / On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end. / I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. ...

1 Kings 1:7-8
So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him. / But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:32-35
Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king. / “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon. / There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ ...

1 Chronicles 15:11-15
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. / And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. / It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.” ...

1 Chronicles 16:37-40
So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements, / along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers. / And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon ...

2 Samuel 6:17
So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

2 Samuel 19:11-14
Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters? / You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ / And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’” ...

2 Samuel 20:25
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

2 Samuel 6:12-15
Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing. / When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. / And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD, ...

2 Samuel 7:2
he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”


Treasury of Scripture

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

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2 Samuel 15
1. Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, steals the hearts of Israel.
7. By pretense of a vow, he obtains leave to go to Hebron
10. He makes there a great conspiracy
13. David upon the news flees from Jerusalem
19. Ittai will leave him
24. Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark
30. David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping,
31. He curses Ahithophel's counsel
32. Hushai is sent back with instructions














So Zadok and Abiathar
Zadok and Abiathar were two prominent priests during King David's reign. Zadok, from the line of Eleazar, and Abiathar, from the line of Ithamar, represent the dual priesthood that served Israel. Their presence signifies the continuity of the priestly line and the importance of spiritual leadership in times of crisis. Historically, their roles underscore the unity and division within the priesthood, as later, Zadok's line would become more prominent. Their loyalty to David during Absalom's rebellion highlights the importance of steadfastness and faithfulness to God's anointed leader.

returned the ark of God
The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in Israel, symbolizing God's presence among His people. The decision to return the ark to Jerusalem rather than take it with David into exile reflects a deep trust in God's sovereignty. It acknowledges that God's presence is not confined to a physical object or location but is with His people wherever they go. This act of faith by Zadok and Abiathar demonstrates a profound understanding of God's omnipresence and a commitment to His divine plan, even in uncertain times.

to Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the city of David, holds significant theological and historical importance. It is the chosen city where God established His name and where the temple would eventually be built. Returning the ark to Jerusalem signifies a return to the center of worship and the heart of Israel's spiritual life. It underscores the belief that despite political turmoil, Jerusalem remains the focal point of God's covenant with His people. This act reinforces the idea that God's promises are tied to specific places and people, and His plans will ultimately prevail.

and stayed there
The decision of Zadok and Abiathar to remain in Jerusalem, despite the potential danger, reflects their unwavering commitment to their priestly duties and to the city God had chosen. Their staying signifies stability and continuity in worship and leadership, even amidst chaos. It serves as an inspirational reminder that faithfulness to God's calling often requires courage and perseverance. By staying, they also act as a spiritual anchor for the people, ensuring that the worship of God continues uninterrupted, and providing a sense of hope and assurance that God is still in control.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Zadok
צָד֧וֹק (ṣā·ḏō·wq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6659: Zadok -- the name of several Israelites

and Abiathar
וְאֶבְיָתָ֛ר (wə·’eḇ·yā·ṯār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 54: Abiathar -- 'the great one is father', an Israelite priest

returned
וַיָּ֨שֶׁב (way·yā·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

the ark
אֲר֥וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 727: A chest, ark

of God
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

to Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

and stayed
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there.
שָֽׁם׃ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither


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