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2 Samuel 6:1

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David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem

6:1David again assembled1 all the best2 men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The translation understands the verb to be a defective spelling of וַיְּאֱסֹף (vayyé’esof) due to quiescence of the letter א (alef). The root therefore is אסף (’sf, “to gather”). The Masoretes, however, pointed the verb as וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef), understanding it to be a form of יָסַף (yasaf, “to add”). This does not fit the context, which calls for a verb of gathering.
  2. 2 Or “chosen.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David again assembled all the fit young men in Israel: thirty thousand.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

David again gathered all the chosen men in Israel, thirty thousand.

KJV 1900King James Version

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.