1 Chronicles 13

Revised Geneva Translation

13 And David counseled with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and with all the governors.

² And David said to all the Congregation of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and that it proceeds from the LORD our God, we will send to and fro to our brethren who are left in all the land of Israel (for with them are the priests and the Levites, in the cities and their suburbs), so that they may assemble themselves to us!

³ “And we will bring back the Ark of our God! For we did not seek it in the days of Saul!”

⁴ And all the Congregation answered, “Let us do so!” For the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.

⁵ So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the Ark of God from Kirjath Jearim.

⁶ And David and all Israel went up to Baalah in Kirjath Jearim (which was in Judah), to bring up the Ark of God the LORD from there, which dwells between the Cherubim, where his Name is called on.

⁷ And they carried the Ark of God in a new cart, out of the house of Abinadab. And Uzza and Ahio guided the cart.

⁸ And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, both with songs and with harps and with viols and with timbrels and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

⁹ And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the Ark (for the oxen shook it).

¹⁰ But the wrath of the LORD was kindled against Uzza and He struck him, because he laid his hand upon the Ark. So, he died there before God.

¹¹ And David was angry because of the LORD’s outburst against Uzza. And he called the name of that place “Perez Uzza” to this day.

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

¹³ Therefore, David did not bring the Ark to him into the City of David, but caused it to turn into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

¹⁴ So the Ark of God remained in the house of Obed-Edom, in his house for three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.