1. 2 Samuel 6:5 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why were David and Israel celebrating before the Lord?

2 Samuel 6:5 (ESV)

5 And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.

David and Israel were celebrating because they were happy. The movement of the ark to Jerusalem was a joyous occasion since it signalled the Lord’s approval of David and encouraged God’s people to hope for new blessing and prosperity as a result.