## Targum Jonathan on II Samuel Chapter 6

###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:1
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וְאוֹסִיף עוֹד דָוִד יַת כָּל בְּחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּלָתִין אַלְפִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And again David went on gathering all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:2
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וְקָם וַאֲזַל דָוִד וְכָל עַמָא דִי עִמֵיהּ מִקִרְוַיָא מִדְבֵית יְהוּדָה לְאַסָקָא מִתַּמָן יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ דְאִיתְקְרֵי שְׁמָא שְׁמָא דַייָ צְבָאוֹת דִשְׁכִינְתֵּה שַׁרְיָא עֵיל מִן כְּרוּבַיָא עֲלוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from the cities of the House of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of the LORD which is called by the Name, the Name of the LORD *Sebaoth*, whose Presence dwells above the cherubim.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:3
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וַאֲחִיתוּ יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ בְּעֶגְלָתָא חַדְתָּא וּנְטָלוֹהִי מִבֵּית אֲבִינָדָב דִי בְּגִבְעֲתָא וְעֻזָא וְאַחְיוֹ בְנֵי אֲבִינָדָב מַדְבְּרִין יַת עֶגְלָתָא חַדְתָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they carried the ark of the LORD upon a new cart, and carried it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:4
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וּנְטָלוֹהִי מִבֵּית אֲבִינָדָב דִי בְּגִבְעֲתָא עִם אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וְאַחְיוֹ אָזֵיל קֳדָם אֲרוֹנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
They carried it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. They were going along with the ark of the LORD, that is, Ahio was walking before the ark.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:5
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וְדָוִד וְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשַׁבְּחִין קֳדָם יְיָ בְּכָל אָעֵי בִּרְוַון וּבְכִינָרִין וּבִנְבָלִין וּבְתֻפִּין וּבִרְבִיעִין וּבְצֶלְצְלִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David and all the House of Israel were praising before the LORD with all kinds of wooden [instruments] of juniper trees, with lyres, harps, tambourines, sistras, and cymbals.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:6
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וַאֲתוֹ עַד אֲתַר מְתַקֵן וְאוֹשִׁיט עֻזָה יְדֵיהּ בַּאֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וַאֲחַד בֵּיהּ אֲרֵי מְרַגוֹהִי תּוֹרַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when they came to a fixed place, Uzzah stretched out his hand to the ark of the LORD and took hold of it, for the oxen pushed it off.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:7
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וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דַייָ בְּעֻזָה וּמְחָהִי תַמָן מֵימְרָא דַייָ עַל דְאִישְׁתְּלֵי וּמִית תַּמָן עִם אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the anger of the LORD was strong against Uzzah. And the speech of the LORD struck him down because he erred, so that he died there beside the ark of the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:8
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וּתְקֵיף לְדָוִד עַל דִתְרַע יְיָ תִּרְעֲתָא בְּעֻזָה וּקְרָא לְאַתְרָא הַהוּא אַתְרָא דְמִית בֵּיהּ עֻזָה עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David was strongly moved because the LORD had broken out upon Uzzah. And he called that place “The Place where Uzzah died”, to this day.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:9
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וּדְחִיל דָוִד מִן קֳדָם יְיָ בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא וַאֲמַר אֵיכְדֵין יֵעוּל לְוָתִי אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David was afraid before the LORD that day, and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:10
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וְלָא אָבָא דָוִד לְאַפְנָאָה לְוָתֵיהּ יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ לְקַרְתָּא דְדָוִד וְאַפְנֵיהּ דָוִד לְבֵית עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם גִיתָּאָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So David was not willing to turn the ark of the LORD to the city of David, but David turned it to the house of Obed edom the Gittite.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:11
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וּשְׁרָא אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ בְּבֵית עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם גִיתָּאָה תְּלָתָא יַרְחִין וּבָרִיךְ יְיָ יַת עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם וְיַת כָּל בֵּיתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the ark of the LORD stayed in the house of Obed edom the Gittite three months. And the LORD blessed Obed edom and all his house.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:12
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וְאִתְחַוָא לְמַלְכָּא דָוִד לְמֵימַר בָּרִיךְ יְיָ יַת בֵּית עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם וְיַת כָּל דִילֵיהּ בְּדִיל אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וַאֲזַל דָוִד וְאַסֵּיק יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ מִבֵּית עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם לְקַרְתָּא דְדָוִד בְּחֶדְוָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And it was told King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of the LORD.” So David went and brought up the ark of the LORD from the house of Obed edom to the city of David with rejoicing.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:13
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וַהֲוָה כַּד נְטָלוּ נַטְלֵי אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ שִׁיתָּא זוּגִין וּנְכֵיס תּוֹר וּפַּטִים:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when the bearers of the ark had borne it six paces, he slaughtered an ox and a fatling.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:14
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וְדָוִד מְשַׁבַּח בְּכָל תְּקוֹף קֳדָם יְיָ וְדָוִד אֲסִיר כַּרְדוּט דְבוּץ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David praised before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen sleeved tunic.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:15
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וְדָוִד וְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מַסְקִין יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ בְּיַבָּבָא וּבְקַל שׁוֹפָרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the horn.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:16
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וַהֲוָה אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ אֲתָא לְקַרְתָּא דְדָוִד וּמִיכַל בַּת שָׁאוּל אִסְתְּכִיאַת מִן חֲרַכָּא וַחֲזַת יַת מַלְכָּא דָוִד מְרַקֵד וּמְשַׁבַּח קֳדָם יְיָ וּבְסָרַת עֲלוֹהִי בְּלִבָּהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw King David dancing and praising before the LORD. And she despised him in her heart.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:17
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וְאַיְתִיאוּ יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וַאֲקִימוּ יָתֵיהּ בְּאַתְרֵיהּ בְּגוֹ מַשְׁכְּנָא דִי פְרַס לֵיהּ דָוִד וְאַסִיק דָוִד עֲלַוָן קֳדָם יְיָ וְנִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it up in its place, inside the tent which David had pitched for it. And David brought up burnt offerings and slaughterings of holy things.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:18
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וְשֵׁיצֵי דָוִד מִלְאַסָקָא עֲלָתָא וְנִכְסַת קוּדְשַׁיָא וּבָרִיךְ יַת עַמָא בִּשְׁמָא דַייָ צְבָאוֹת:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when David had finished bringing up the burnt offerings and the slaughterings of holy things, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD *Sebaoth*.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:19
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וּפַלֵיג לְכָל עַמָא לְכָל הֲמוֹנָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל מִגְבַר וְעַד אִתְּתָא לִגְבַר גְרִצְתָּא דִלְחֵם חֲדָא וּפְלוּג חָד וּמָנָתָא חֲדָא וַאֲזַל כָּל עַמָא גְבַר לְבֵיתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He shared among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each one cake of bread, one share and one portion. And all the people went each to his house.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:20
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וְתָב דָוִד לְבָרָכָא יַת אֱנָשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ וּנְפָקַת מִיכַל בַּת שָׁאוּל לָקֳדָמוּת דָוִד וַאֲמַרַת מַה אִתְיַקַר יוֹמָא דֵין מַלְכָּא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְאִתְגְלֵי יוֹמָא דֵין לְעֵינֵי אַמְהַת עַבְדוֹהִי כְּמָא דְחָלִיץ וּמִתְגְלֵי חַד מִן סְרִיקַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David returned to bless the people of his house. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How the king of Israel honoured himself today, exposing himself today before the eyes of his servants’ handmaids, as one of the immoral people who strips and exposes himself.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:21
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וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְמִיכַל קֳדָם יְיָ דִי אִיתְרְעֵי בִי מֵאֲבוּךְ וּמִכָּל בֵּיתֵיהּ לְפַקָדָא יָתִי לְמֶהֱוֵי מַלְכָּא עַל עַמָא דַייָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשַׁבְּחִית קֳדָם יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to Michal, “Before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to command me to be king over the people of the LORD, over Israel – I praised before the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:22
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וְזָעֵירְנָא עוֹד מִדָא וָאֶהִי מַכִּיךְ בְּעֵינֵי נַפְשִׁי מִבְּכֵן וְעִם אַמְהָתָא דִי אַתְּ אֲמַרְתְּ בְּעֵינֵיהוֹן אֱהֵי יַקִיר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
I am yet smaller than that and I will be lower in the sight of my own soul from now on, but by the maids of whom you have spoken – in their sight I will be honoured.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 6:23
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וּלְמִיכַל בַּת שָׁאוּל לָא הֲוָה לָה וְלָד עַד יוֹם מוֹתָהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.