to come (in): come
bo chiefly marks arrival, approach, or entry, and in Hiphil forms marks bringing someone or something to a place.
The sampled verses chiefly use the term for persons, groups, or things arriving, approaching, or entering a place, whether in narrative movement, invitation, or anticipated action. Hiphil forms show a related causative use in which a person brings an object, a group, or a report to a destination or person.
Senses in use
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Arrive, approach, or enter · dominant
Qal forms mark movement toward or into a destination: the elders come to the king at Hebron in 1 Chronicles 11:3, David is barred from coming in at Jebus in 1 Chronicles 11:5, and the ark enters the city of David in 1 Chronicles 15:29. The same use can be an invitation or command to approach, as in 1 Chronicles 16:29, where the APB renders the clause "come before him," or a future arrival, as the fleet "arrived" in 1 Kings 10:22.
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Bring or convey to a destination · common
Hiphil forms describe causing something or someone to reach a destination: the valiant men bring Saul's and his sons' bodies to Jabesh-gilead in 1 Chronicles 10:12, David asks how he can bring the ark to himself in 1 Chronicles 13:12, and David's men bring gold shields to Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 18:7. In 1 Chronicles 21:2, the imperative directs Joab and the rulers to bring Israel's number to David.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously renders the movement clauses with "came," "come," "entered," and "arrived," while Hiphil clauses appear as "brought" or "bring." These English terms confirm the clauses' movement or conveyance rather than provide a fixed rendering for every occurrence.