2Sam 6
1
And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
2
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah,
to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name
of YHWH of hosts that sits [above] the cherubim.
3
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab
that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
4
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the
ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
5
And David and all the house of Israel played before YHWH with all manner of [instruments
made of] fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with
castanets, and with cymbals.
6
And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to
the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.
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And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error;
and there he died by the ark of God.
8
And David was displeased, because YHWH had broken forth upon Uzzah; and he called
that place Perez-uzzah, to this day.
9
And David was afraid of YHWH that day; and he said, How shall the ark of YHWH come
to me?
10
So David would not remove the ark of YHWH to him into the city of David; but David
carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
11
And the ark of YHWH remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and
YHWH blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
12
And it was told king David, saying, YHWH has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all
that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the
ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
13
And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of YHWH had gone six paces, he sacrificed
an ox and a fatling.
14
And David danced before YHWH with all his might; and David was girded with a linen
ephod.
15
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of YHWH with shouting, and
with the sound of the trumpet.
16
And it was so, as the ark of YHWH came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter
of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before YHWH;
and she despised him in her heart.
17
And they brought in the ark of YHWH, and set it in its place, in the midst of the
tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings
before YHWH.
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And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings,
he blessed the people in the name of YHWH of hosts.
19
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both
to men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a portion [of flesh], and a cake
of raisins. So all the people departed every one to his house.
20
Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out
to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered
himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows
shamelessly uncovers himself!
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And David said to Michal, [It was] before YHWH, who chose me above your father, and
above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of YHWH, over Israel: therefore
will I play before YHWH.
22
And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of
the handmaids of whom you have spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.
23
And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.