2 Samuel 6:15 (WEB)
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
2 Samuel 6:14–15 (KJV)
14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
Key words
- מְכַרְכֵּרmekharker · Hebrew
- 'danced' (v. 14) — whirling; verse 16 adds 'leaping and dancing' (mefazzez u-mekharker). John the Baptist 'leaped' (eskirtēsen, Luke 1:41) in Elizabeth's womb.
- תְּרוּעָהteruah · Hebrew
- 'shouting' (v. 15) — a loud cry. The Septuagint has meta kraugēs (μετὰ κραυγῆς); Elizabeth cries out 'with a loud cry' (kraugē megalē, Luke 1:42).
Why it matters
David dances and leaps before the ark with all his might, and the whole house of Israel brings it up with shouting. Pitre's third parallel: when Mary arrives, the child John leaps in Elizabeth's womb and Elizabeth exclaims with a loud cry. The Greek of Luke and of the Septuagint share the vocabulary of leaping and loud acclamation before the ark.