And David consulted
with the captains
of thousands
and hundreds
, and with every leader
.
And David said
unto all the congregation
of Israel
, If it seem good
unto you, and that it be of the LORD
our God
, let us send
abroad
unto our brethren
every where, that are left
in all the land
of Israel
, and with them also to the priests
and Levites
which are in their cities
and suburbs
, that they may gather
themselves unto us:
And let us bring again the ark
of our God
to us: for we enquired
not at it in the days
of Saul
.
And all the congregation said
that they would do so
: for the thing
was right
in the eyes
of all the people
.
So David gathered
all Israel
together
, from Shihor
of Egypt
even unto the entering
of Hemath
, to bring
the ark
of God
from Kirjathjearim
.
And David went up
, and all Israel
, to Baalah
, that is , to Kirjathjearim
, which belonged to Judah
, to bring up
thence the ark
of God
the LORD
, that dwelleth
between the cherubims
, whose name
is called
on it .
And they carried the ark
of God
in a new
cart
out of the house
of Abinadab
: and Uzza
and Ahio
drave
the cart
.
And David and all Israel
played
before
God
with all their might
, and with singing
, and with harps
, and with psalteries
, and with timbrels
, and with cymbals
, and with trumpets
.
And when they came unto the threshingfloor
of Chidon
, Uzza
put forth
his hand
to hold
the ark
; for the oxen
stumbled
.
And the anger of the LORD
was kindled
against Uzza
, and he smote
him, because he put
his hand
to the ark
: and there he died
before
God
.
And David was displeased
, because the LORD
had made
a breach
upon Uzza
: wherefore that place
is called
Perezuzza
to this day
.
And David was afraid
of God
that day
, saying
, How
shall I bring
the ark
of God
home to me?
So David brought
not the ark
home to himself to the city
of David
, but carried it aside
into the house
of Obededom
the Gittite
.
And the ark of God
remained
with the family
of Obededom
in his house
three
months
. And the LORD
blessed
the house
of Obededom
, and all that he had.