13When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.


In Context

10 He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.

12 Now King David was told, "The Lord has blessed the household of Obed- Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God." So David went down and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.

13 When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

14 David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might,

15 while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

2nd Samuel 6:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:13And it was [so,] that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:13And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a ram:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:13And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:13And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13It was so, that, when those who bore the ark of Yahweh had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13And it cometh to pass, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah have stepped six steps, that he sacrificeth an ox and a fatling.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:13And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatted calves.