Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. Young's Literal Translation And David hath not been willing to turn aside unto himself the ark of Jehovah, to the city of David, and David turneth it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite, King James Bible So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite. Hebrew So heדָוִ֗ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was unwilling אָבָ֣ה (’ā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent to move לְהָסִ֥יר (lə·hā·sîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside the ark אֲר֥וֹן (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 727: A chest, ark of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the City עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of David; דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse instead, he took דָוִ֔ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse it aside וַיַּטֵּ֣הוּ (way·yaṭ·ṭê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend to the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Obed-edom אֱד֖וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5654: Obed-edom -- 'servant of Edom', an Israelite name the Gittite. הַגִּתִּֽי׃ (hag·git·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1663: Gittite -- an inhabitant of Gath |