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1 Chronicles 13 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

1 Chronicles 13 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אָרוֹן ʼârôwn H727 9 box
עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm H5654 6 Obed-Edom
דָּוִד Dâvid H1732 9 David
עֻזָּא ʻUzzâʼ H5798 4 Uzza, Uzzah
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym H7157 3 Kirjath-Jearim, Kirjath-Arim
פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא Perets ʻUzzâʼ H6560 2 Perets-Uzza
עֲגָלָה ʻăgâlâh H5699 2 revolving, vehicle

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“In the foregoing chapter we have David made king, by which the civil government was happily settled. In this chapter care is taken about religion. I. David consults with the representatives of the people about bringing up the ark out of its obscurity into a public place; and it is resolved on, ver. 1-4. II. With a great deal of solemnity and joy, it is carried from Kirjath-jearim, ver. 5-8. III. Uzza is struck dead for touching it, which, for the present, spoils the solemnity and stops the proceedings, ver. 9-14. The Removal of the Ark. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 13:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Perez-uzzah — 1 Chr 13:11
  • City of David — 1 Chr 13:13
  • Gath 3 — 1 Chr 13:13
  • Egypt — 1 Chr 13:5
  • Kiriath-jearim — 1 Chr 13:5
  • Lebo-hamath — 1 Chr 13:5

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