2Samuel 6
6After this, David gathered together again 30,000 men from all of the choicest men of Israel.H1732H622H3254H977H3478H7970H5052Then David and all the people with him set out from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, who is called the Name, the name of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, and who is enthroned on the cherubim.H1732H6965H3212H5971H1184H5927H727H430H8034H7121H8034H3068H6635H3427H37423They mounted the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's home in Gibeah, with Abinadab's sons Uzzah and Ahio driving the new cart.H7392H727H430H2319H5699H5375H1004H41H1390H5798H283H1121H41H5090H2319H56994As they left Abinadab's house in Gibeah accompanied by the ark of God, Ahio was walking ahead of the ark.H5375H1004H41H1390H5973H727H430H283H1980H6440H7275David and the entire assembly of Israel were dancing in the presence of the Lord with all of their strength, accompanied by all sorts of wood instruments, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.H1732H1004H3478H7832H6440H3068H1265H6086H3658H5035H8596H4517H67676When they arrived at Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah reached out and grabbed the ark of God because the oxen had stumbled.H935H5225H1637H5798H7971H727H430H270H1241H80587Just then, the anger of the Lord blazed against Uzzah, and God struck him down right there because of his failure, and he died there beside the ark of God.H639H3068H2734H5798H430H5221H7944H4191H727H4308David flew into a rage because the Lord had killed Uzzah. That's why that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.H1732H2734H3068H6555H6556H5798H7121H4725H6560H31179But David feared the Lord that day, and asked, "How can the ark of God come to me?"H1732H3372H3068H3117H559H727H3068H93510As a result, David was unwilling to take the ark of the Lord into his care in the city of David. Instead, David left it at the home of Obed-edom the Gittite.H1732H14H5493H727H3068H5892H1732H1732H5186H1004H5654H166311So the ark of the Lord remained for three months in the household of Obed-edom the Gittite while the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.10H727H3068H3427H1004H5654H1663H7969H2320H3068H1288H5654H100412Later on, David was informed, "The Lord has blessed the home of Obed-edom and everything he has since he's in possession of the ark of God." So David went out joyfully and brought up the ark of God to the City of David from Obed-edom's home.H5046H4428H1732H559H3068H1288H1004H5654H727H430H1732H3212H5927H727H430H1004H5654H5892H1732H805713After those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed oxen and fattened animals,H5375H727H3068H6805H8337H6806H2076H7794H480614dancing in front of the Lord with all of his strength and wearing a linen ephod.H1732H3769H6440H3068H5797H1732H2296H906H64615So David and the entire assembly of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and trumpet blasts.H1732H1004H3478H5927H727H3068H8643H6963H778216As the ark of the Lord was coming into the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal was peering out a window, watching King David jumping and dancing in the Lord's presence, and she despised him in her heart.H727H3068H935H5892H1732H4324H7586H1323H8259H2474H7200H4428H1732H6339H3769H6440H3068H959H382017They brought in the ark of the Lord, set it in place inside the tent that David had erected for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings in the presence of the Lord.H935H727H3068H3322H4725H8432H168H1732H5186H1732H5927H5930H8002H6440H306818After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of the Heavenly ArmiesH1732H3615H5927H5930H8002H1288H5971H8034H3068H663519and distributed to all the people - the entire multitude of Israel, including both men and women - a cake made of bread, one made of dates, and one made of raisins to each one. Then all the people left, each headed for home.H2505H5971H1995H3478H802H376H376H259H2471H3899H829H809H5971H3212H376H100420When David returned to bless his household, Saul's daughter Michal came out to meet him and called out, "How the king of Israel honored himself today by undressing himself right in front of his women staff members, just like any pervert would dare to expose himself!"6H1732H7725H1288H1004H4324H1323H7586H3318H7125H1732H559H3513H4428H3478H3117H1540H3117H5869H519H5650H259H7386H1540H154021But David replied to Michal, "It was in front of the Lord, who appointed me to replace your father and his entire household by selecting me as commander-in-chief over Israel, the people of the Lord, that I danced in front of the Lord.H1732H559H4324H6440H3068H977H1H1004H6680H5057H5971H3068H3478H7832H6440H306822I'm going to act more shamelessly than this, even to humbling myself in my own eyes. Now as to the women staff members about whom you have spoken, they are to hold me in honor!"H7043H2063H8217H5869H519H559H351323And Saul's daughter Michal bore no children from that day on until the day she died.226H4324H1323H7586H2056H3206H3117H4194
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