1 Chronicles, 13

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

1. David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, 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 to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brethren who remain in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasture lands, that they may come together to 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. Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we neglected 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. All the assembly agreed to 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 assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kir'iath-je'arim.

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 and all Israel went up to Ba'alah, that is, to Kir'iath-je'arim which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD who sits enthroned above the cherubim.

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 upon a new cart, from the house of Abin'adab, and Uzzah and Ahi'o were driving 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 were making merry before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and 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 to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out 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 Uzzah; and he smote him because he put forth his hand to the ark; and he died there 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 angry because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzzah; and that place is called Pe'rez-uz'za 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; and he said, "How can 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 did not take the ark home into the city of David, but took it aside to the house of O'bed-e'dom 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 household of O'bed-e'dom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the household of O'bed-e'dom and all that he had.