Chronicles I 13

1 And David took counsel with the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, [even with] every commander.

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.

2 And David said to the whole congregation of Israel, If it [seem] good to you, and it should be prospered by the Lord our God, let us send to our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, and let the priests the Levites who are with them in the cities of their possession [come], and let them be gathered to us.

And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.

3 And let us bring over to us the ark of our God; for men have not enquired [at] it since the days of Saul.

Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”

4 And all the congregation said that they would do thus; for the saying was right in the eyes of all the people.

And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.

5 So David assembled all Israel, from the borders of Egypt even to the entering in of Hemath, to bring in the ark of God from the city of Jarim.

So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

6 And David brought it up: and all Israel went up to the city of David, which belonged to Juda, to bring up thence the ark of the Lord God who sits between the cherubim, whose name is called [on it].

David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.

7 And they set the ark of God on a new waggon [brought] out of the house of Aminadab: and Oza and his brethren drove the waggon.

So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.

8 And David and all Israel [were] playing before the Lord with all their might, and [that] together with singers, and with harps, and with lutes, with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

9 And they came as far as the threshing floor: and Oza put forth his hand to hold the ark, because the bullock moved it from [its place].

When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

10 And the Lord was very angry with Oza, and struck him there, because of his stretching forth his hand upon the ark: and he died there before God.

And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

11 And David was dispirited, because the Lord [had] made a breach on Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza until this day.

Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

12 And David feared God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God in to myself?

That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

13 So David brought not the ark home to himself into the city of David, but he turned it aside into the house of Abeddara the Gethite.

So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

14 And the ark of God abode in the house of Abeddara three months: and God blessed Abeddara and all that he had.

Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.