1 Chronicles, 13

1. And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader.

1. David consulted with the commanders of thousands, of hundreds, and with all the leaders.

2. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If [it seem] good unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, [that are] left in all the land of Israel, and with them [also] to the priests and Levites [which are] in their cities [and] suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

2. To the whole assembly of Israel David said, "If you agree and if Yahweh our God wills it so, we will send messengers to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their towns and nearby lands, and tell them to gather here with us.

3. And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

3. We will then go and get the ark of our God, for in the time of Saul we neglected it."

4. And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

4. They agreed to this, for in the eyes of all the people it was the right thing to do.

5. So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

5. So David gathered all the people together from the Shihor of Egypt to the Pass of Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

6. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that is], to Kirjathjearim, which [belonged] to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth [between] the cherubims, whose name is called [on it].

6. Then David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God which bears the name of Yahweh who is seated on the Cherub.

7. And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

7. At Abinadab's house they placed the ark of God on a new cart. Uzziah and Ahio were leading the cart.

8. And David and all Israel played before God with all [their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

8. David and all Israel danced before God with all their might, singing to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

9. And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

9. When they came to the threshing floor of the Javelin, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah stretched out his hand and took hold of the ark.

10. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

10. Then the anger of Yahweh blazed out against Uzzah, and he killed him because he had laid his hand on the ark, and he died there in the presence of God.

11. And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.

11. David was disturbed that Yahweh had punished Uzzah in anger, and so that place has been called Perez-uzzah ever since.

12. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?

12. David went in fear of God that day and said, "How can I bring the ark of God to my home?"

13. So David brought not the ark [home] to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

13. So David did not take the ark home to the City of David, but took it to the house of a man named Obed-edom of Gath.

14. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.

14. The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom, in his house, for three months, and Yahweh blessed the family of Obed-edom and everything that belonged to him.