13David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.H1732H3289H8269H505H3967H50572He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us.H1732H559H6951H3478H2895H3068H430H7971H6555H251H7604H776H3478H3548H3881H5892H4054H69083Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during the reign of Saul."H5437H727H430H1875H3117H75864The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.H6951H559H6213H1697H3474H5869H59715So David assembled all the Israelites, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.H1732H6950H3478H6950H7883H4714H935H2574H935H727H430H71576David and all the Israelites with him went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.H1732H5927H3478H1173H7157H3063H5927H727H430H3068H3427H3742H8034H71217They moved the ark of God from Abinadab's house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.H7392H727H430H2319H5699H1004H41H5798H283H5090H56998David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.H1732H3478H7832H6440H430H5797H7892H3658H5035H8596H4700H26899When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled.H935H1637H3592H5798H7971H3027H270H727H1241H805810The LORD'S anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.H639H3068H2734H5798H5221H7971H3027H727H4191H6440H43011Then David was angry because the LORD'S wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.H1732H2734H3068H6555H6556H5798H4725H7121H6560H311712David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"H1732H3372H430H3117H559H1963H935H727H43013He did not take the ark to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.H1732H5493H727H5892H1732H5186H1004H5654H166314The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he had.H727H430H3427H1004H5654H1004H7969H2320H3068H1288H1004H5654