1 Chronicles, 13

1. David conferred with the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds, in fact with all the leaders.

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

2. Then, to the whole assembly of Israel, David said, 'If this has your approval, and if Yahweh our God wills it so, we shall send messengers to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their towns and pasture lands, bidding them join us.

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:

3. And then we will go and recover the ark of our God, for in the days of Saul we neglected to do it.'

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

4. The whole assembly agreed to this, because all the people thought that this was the right thing to do.

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

5. So David summoned all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to the Pass of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-Jearim.

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.

6. David and all Israel then went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-Jearim in Judah, from there to bring up the ark of God, which bears the title 'Yahweh enthroned on the winged creatures'.

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].

7. They transported the ark of God out of Abinadab's house on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio drove the cart.

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.

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

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.

9. When they came to the threshing-floor of the Javelin, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, as the oxen were making it tilt.

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

10. This roused Yahweh's anger against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had laid his hand on the Ark, and there he died before God.

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.

11. David resented Yahweh's having broken out against Uzzah, and the place was given the name Perez-Uzzah, which it still has today.

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

12. That day David felt afraid of God. 'How can I bring the ark of God to be with me?' he said.

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

13. So David did not take the ark with him into the City of David but had it put in the house of Obed-Edom of Gath.

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.

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

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.