aNow David again
gathered
all
the chosen
men of Israel
, thirty
thousand
.
And David arose
and went
with all
the people
who
were with him to 1 aBaale-judah
, to bring
up from there
the ark
of God
which
is called
by the bName
, the very name
of the LORD
of hosts
who cis 2enthroned
above the cherubim
.
They 1placed the ark
of God
on aa new
cart
that they might bring
it from the house
of Abinadab
which
was on the hill
; and Uzzah
and Ahio
, the sons
of Abinadab
, were leading
the new
cart
.
So athey brought it with the ark
of God
from the house
of Abinadab
, which
was on the hill
; and Ahio
was walking
ahead
of the ark
.
Meanwhile, David and all
the house
of Israel
awere celebrating
before
the LORD
bwith all
kinds of instruments made of 1fir
wood
, and with lyres
, harps
, tambourines
, castanets
and cymbals
.
But when they came to the athreshing
floor
of Nacon
, Uzzah
breached
out toward
the ark
of God
and took
hold
of it, for the oxen
nearly upset
it.
And the anger of the LORD
burned
against Uzzah
, and aGod
struck
him down
there
for 1his irreverence
; and he died
there
by the ark
of God
.
David became
angry
because
1of the LORD'S
outburst
against Uzzah
, and that place
is called
2Perez-uzzah
to this
day
.
So aDavid was afraid
of the LORD
that day
; and he said
, "How
can the ark
of the LORD
come
to me?"
And David was unwilling
to move
the ark
of the LORD
into the city
of David
with him; but David
took
it aside
to the house
of aObed-edom
the Gittite
.
Thus the ark of the LORD
remained
in the house
of Obed-edom
the Gittite
three
months
, and the LORD
ablessed
Obed-edom
and all
his household
.
Now it was told King
David
, saying
, "The LORD
has blessed
the house
of Obed-edom
and all
that belongs to him, on account
of the ark
of God
." aDavid
went
and brought
up the ark
of God
from the house
of Obed-edom
into bthe city
of David
with gladness
.
And so it was, that when the abearers
of the ark
of the LORD
had gone
six
paces
, he sacrificed
an box
and a fatling
.
And aDavid was dancing
before
the LORD
with all
his might
, and David
was 1 bwearing
a linen
ephod
.
So David and all
the house
of Israel
were bringing
up the ark
of the LORD
with shouting
and the sound
of the trumpet
.
Then it happened as the ark
of the LORD
came
into the city
of David
that aMichal
the daughter
of Saul
looked
out of the window
and saw
King
David
leaping
and dancing
before
the LORD
; and she despised
him in her heart
.
So they brought in the ark
of the LORD
and set
it ain its place
inside
the tent
which
David
had pitched
for it; and bDavid
offered
burnt
offerings
and peace
offerings
before
the LORD
.
When David had finished
offering
the burnt
offering
and the peace
offering
, ahe blessed
the people
in the name
of the LORD
of hosts
.
Further, he distributed to all
the people
, to all
the multitude
of Israel
, both
to men
and women
, a cake
of bread
and one
of dates
and one
of raisins
to each
one
. Then all
the people
departed
each
to his house
.
But when David returned
to bless
his household
, Michal
the daughter
of Saul
came
out to meet
David
and said
, "How
the king
of Israel
distinguished
himself today
! aHe uncovered
himself today
in the eyes
of his servants'
maids
as one
of the bfoolish
ones
shamelessly
uncovers
himself!"
So David said
to Michal
, " aIt was before
the LORD
, who
chose
me above
your father
and above
all
his house
, to appoint
me ruler
over
the people
of the LORD
, over
Israel
; therefore I will celebrate
before
the LORD
.
"I will be more lightly
esteemed
than
this
and will be humble
in my own eyes
, but with the maids
of whom
you have spoken
, with them I will be distinguished
."
Michal the daughter
of Saul
had
no
child
to the day
of her death
.