1 Chronicles 13
13
David Moves the Sacred Chest to Jerusalem
(2 Samuel 6.1-12a)
1Some time later, David talked with his army commanders, 2-3and then announced to the people of Israel:
While Saul was king, the sacred chest was ignored. But now it's time to bring the chest to Jerusalem. We will invite everyone in Israel to come here, including the priests and the Levites in the towns surrounded by pastureland. But we will do these things only if you agree, and if the Lord our God wants us to.
4The people agreed this was the right thing to do.
5David gathered everyone from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath in the north. 6#1 S 7.1,2; Ex 25.22. Then he led them to Baalah in Judah, which was also called Kiriath-Jearim. They went there to get the sacred chest and bring it to Jerusalem, because it belonged to the Lord God, whose throne is above the winged creatures#13.6 winged creatures: Two golden statues of winged creatures were on top of the sacred chest and were symbols of the Lord's throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18). on the lid of the chest.
7The sacred chest was still at Abinadab's house,#13.7 The sacred chest … Abinadab's house: See 1 Samuel 6.19—7.2. and when David and the crowd arrived there, they brought the chest outside and placed it on a new ox cart. Abinadab's sons#13.7 Abinadab's sons: These words are not in the Hebrew text, but see 2 Samuel 6.3. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart, 8while David and the crowd danced and sang praises to the Lord with all their might. They played music on small harps and other stringed instruments, and on tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
9But when they came to Chidon's threshing place, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the chest to stop it from falling. 10The Lord God was very angry with Uzzah for doing this, and he killed Uzzah right there beside the chest.
11David then got angry with God for killing Uzzah. So he named that place “Attack on Uzzah,”#13.11 Attack on Uzzah: Or “Perez-Uzzah.” and it's been called that ever since.
12David was afraid what the Lord might do to him, and he asked himself, “Should I really be the one to take care of the sacred chest?” 13So instead of taking it to Jerusalem, David decided to take it to the home of Obed-Edom, who lived in the town of Gath.
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1 Ch 26.4,5. The chest stayed there for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom, his family, and everything he owned.
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1 Chronicles 13
13
The Ark
2Sa 6:1–11
1So David conferred with the captains of the thousands and of the hundreds and with every leader. 2Then he said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and to the Lord our God, let us send word to the rest of our brothers throughout all the land of Israel along with the priests and the Levites in their cities, that they might join us here. 3Then let us bring the ark of the Lord our God back to us, for we did not seek it during the days of Saul.” # 1Sa 7:1–2 4Then all the assembly agreed to do it because the thing seemed right in the eyes of all the people.
5So David assembled all Israel, from Shihor in Egypt as far as the entrance to Hamath, in order to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. # 1Sa 6:21–7:1 6And he went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, # Jos 15:9 which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the Lord, who dwells between the cherubim, # Ex 25:22 where His name is proclaimed.
7They transported the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart. # Nu 4:15 8David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with song and lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
9When they had come as far as the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah stretched out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen had stumbled. # 2Sa 6:6 10Then the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and He struck him because he reached his hand out to touch the ark. # 1Ch 15:13, 15 Thus, Uzzah died there before God.
11Now David was angry because the Lord struck out against Uzzah, so he called that place Perez Uzzah, as it is to this day.
12David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to myself?” 13So David did not take the ark of God with him into the City of David; instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. # 1Ch 15:18 14The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had. # 1Ch 26:4–5
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