1st Chronicles Chapter 13 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV 1stChronicles 13:3

and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.
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BBE 1stChronicles 13:3

And let us get back for ourselves the ark of our God: for in the days of Saul we did not go to it for directions.
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DARBY 1stChronicles 13:3

and let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we inquired not of it in the days of Saul.
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KJV 1stChronicles 13:3

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
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WBT 1stChronicles 13:3

And let us bring again to us the ark of our God: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
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WEB 1stChronicles 13:3

and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we didn't seek it in the days of Saul.
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YLT 1stChronicles 13:3

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Let us bring again the ark. It had been removed from Shiloh (Joshua 18:1) at the instance of "the elders of Israel" to their camp, when they were hard pressed and smitten by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1-4); there it was taken by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:11, 22), and hurried from Ashdod to Ekron and on to Bethshemesh (1 Samuel 5:1, 5, 8, 10; 1 Samuel 6:9-13). For we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. The allusion may be considered delicately worded, but an inexpressible pathos and unmeasured condemnation must be imagined as clinging to this sentence, illustrated further by 1 Samuel 7:2; 1 Samuel 28:6, 15, 16; 1 Chronicles 10:14.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Let us bring again.--Bring we round: transfer it from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem, as the throne was transferred (same verb) from Saul to David (1Chronicles 10:14; 1Chronicles 12:23).The Ark of our God to us.--The Ark was at Kirjath-jearim, a city of Judah, David's own tribe. But the ting wished to establish it as the centre of the national worship in his new capital and royal residence, Jerusalem.For we enquired not at it.--Rather, we sought it not, that is, neglected it, cared nothing about it. The Ark had been left in the house of Abinadab at Kirjath-jearim, for twenty years, after the Philistines sent it back (1Samuel 7:2). There may be a reference to Saul's despairing neglect of consulting the Lord (1Chronicles 10:13); and, perhaps, we should translate, "we sought Him not," referring the suffix to God (comp. 1Chronicles 15:13; Isaiah 9:12). There is no clear evidence that the Ark itself was ever used as an oracle (comp. Exodus 25:10-22; 1Kings 8:9). . . .