1 Chronicles 13:13 — So David did not bring the ark with him to the City of David, but took it aside… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Chronicles 13:13 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Chronicles 13.13, 1 Chronicles 13v13, 1Ch. 13:13. So David did not bring the ark with him to the City of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. [Josh 21:20, 24; 1 Chr 15:24]
13 So David did not bring the ark with him to the City of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. [Josh 21:20, 24; 1 Chr 15:24]
Notes and references
It was appropriate to leave the ark with Oded-edom because he was a Levite, but David’s decision may not have been in Obed-edom’s best interest. David probably wanted to see what would happen to him before he risked transporting the ark to the temple.