David consulted with the commanders of thousands of hundreds, with every leader. David said to all the assembly of Israel 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 priest and Levites in the cities that have pasture lands, that they may come together to us.

Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we neglected it in the days of saul. All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

So David assembled all Israel from the shiur of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to kiriath-jearim 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.

And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.

David and all Israel were making merry before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourine and cymbals and trumpets.

When they came to the threshing floor to chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

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.

David was angry because the lord had broken forth upon Uzzah and that place is called perezuzza to this day.

David was afraid of God that day; and he said, how can I bring the ark of God home to me?

David did not take the ark home into the city of David but took it aside to the house of Obededom in his house for three months, and the lord blessed the household of Obededom and all that he had.

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