1 Chronicles 13
13
The Ark of the Covenant Brought from Kiriath-Jearim
1And David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with every leader. 2And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you#Literally “If to you good” and before Yahweh our God, let us send word abroad#Literally “let us spread out, let us send” to our brothers who remain in all the land of Israel and to the priests and Levites with them in the cities with their pasturelands that they might be gathered to us. 3Then let us bring around the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.” 4And all the assembly agreed to do so, for the word was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.
5And David summoned all Israel from Shihor of Egypt up to Lebo-Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-Jearim. 6And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-Jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Yahweh God who is enthroned between the cherubim, which is called the name. 7And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were driving the cart.
8Now David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their strength, and with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. 9And when they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark because the cattle had stumbled. 10And Yahweh was angry#Literally “nostrils became hot” with Uzza, and he struck him down because he reached his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God. 11And David was angry#Literally “it was hot” because Yahweh had broken out in wrath against Uzza. And that place is called Perez Uzza unto this day. 12And David feared God on that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?” 13So David did not move the ark to himself into the city of David but diverted it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
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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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