1Chr 13
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And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every
leader.
2
And David said to all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good to you, and if it be
of YHWH our God, let us send abroad every where to our brethren that are left in all
the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have
suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;
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and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not to it in the days
of Saul.
4
And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes
of all the people.
5
So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor [the brook] of Egypt even
to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
6
And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kiriath-jearim, which
belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God YHWH that sits [above] the
cherubim, that is called by the Name.
7
And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house
of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
8
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs,
and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with
trumpets.
9
And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold
the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
10
And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth
his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
11
And David was displeased, because YHWH had broken forth upon Uzza; and he called that
place Perez-uzza, to this day.
12
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home
to me?
13
So David removed not the ark to him into the city of David, but carried it aside into
the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
14
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months:
and YHWH blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.