1 Chronicles 13

New King James Version

The Ark Brought from Kirjath Jearim^(A)

13 Then David consulted with the^(B)captains of thousands and hundreds,andwith every leader.² And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “Ifit seemsgood to you, and if it is of theLordour God, let us send out to our brethren everywherewho are^(C)left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Leviteswho arein their citiesandtheir common-lands, that they may gather together to us;³ and let us bring the ark of our God back to us,^(D)for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.”⁴ Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

⁵ So^(E)David gathered all Israel together, from^(F)Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God^(G)from Kirjath Jearim.⁶ And David and all Israel went up to^(H)Baalah,^[a]to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God theLord,^(I)who dwellsbetweenthe cherubim, whereHisname is proclaimed.⁷ So they^[b]carried the ark of God^(J)on a new cart^(K)from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.⁸ Then^(L)David and all Israel playedmusicbefore God with alltheirmight, with^[c]singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.

⁹ And when they came to^[d]Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen^[e]stumbled.¹⁰ Then the anger of theLordwas aroused against Uzza, and He struck him^(M)because he put his hand to the ark; and he^(N)died there before God.¹¹ And David became angry because of theLord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called^[f]Perez Uzza to this day.¹² David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”

¹³ So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.^14 (O)The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And theLordblessed^(P)the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.