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1 Chronicles 13:7

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They put God's ark on a new cart and took it from Abinadab's house, with Uzza and Ahio driving the cart.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how David's men transported the sacred ark of God on a cart, though this wasn't the proper way God had instructed it to be moved.

📚 Historical Context

In the historical context, King David was attempting to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem to establish it in the capital city, symbolizing God's presence among his people. The Ark had been kept in the house of Abinadab for many years after the Philistines returned it following their defeat. However, they chose to transport it on a new cart, which was not the method prescribed in the Mosaic Law for handling the Ark.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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