1 Chronicles 13:5 meaning and explanation
So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
1 Chronicles 13:5, Berean Standard Bible
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David has just been made king over a united Israel and now gathers the whole nation for a single purpose: to bring the ark of God up from Kiriath-jearim, where it had rested since the days of Saul. The boundaries named, from the Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath in the north, describe the ideal extent of Israel's territory and signal that this is a national, not merely tribal, event.
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