13David consulted with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.H1732H3289H8269H505H3967H5057

2Then he said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if this is from the LORD our God, let us spread out and send the message to the rest of our relatives in all the districts of Israel, including the priests and Levites in their cities with pasturelands, that they should gather together with us.H1732H559H6951H3478H2895H3068H430H7971H6555H251H7604H776H3478H3548H3881H5892H4054H6908

3Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in Saul's days."H5437H727H430H1875H3117H7586

4Since the proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to do it.H6951H559H6213H1697H3474H5869H5971

5So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.H1732H6950H3478H6950H7883H4714H935H2574H935H727H430H7157

6David and all Israel went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim), which belongs to Judah, to take from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD who dwells [between] the cherubim.H1732H5927H3478H1173H7157H3063H5927H727H430H3068H3427H3742H8034H7121

7At Abinadab's house, they set the ark of God on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.H7392H727H430H2319H5699H1004H41H5798H283H5090H5699

8David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before God with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.H1732H3478H7832H6440H430H5797H7892H3658H5035H8596H4700H2689

9When they came to Chidon's threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to hold the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.H935H1637H3592H5798H7971H3027H270H727H1241H8058

10Then the LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and He struck him dead because he had reached out to the ark. So he died there in the presence of God.H639H3068H2734H5798H5221H7971H3027H727H4191H6440H430

11David was angry because of the LORD's outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is [still named] today.H1732H2734H3068H6555H6556H5798H4725H7121H6560H3117

12David feared God that day, and said, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"H1732H3372H430H3117H559H1963H935H727H430

13So David did not move the ark of God home to the city of David; instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.H1732H5493H727H5892H1732H5186H1004H5654H1663

14The ark of God remained with Obed-edom's family in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his family and all that he had.H727H430H3427H1004H5654H1004H7969H2320H3068H1288H1004H5654