6David mustered the pick of the troops of Israel—thirty divisions of them.H1732H622H3254H977H3478H7970H5052Together with his soldiers, David headed for Baalah to recover the Chest of God, which was called by the Name GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, who was enthroned over the pair of angels on the Chest.H1732H6965H3212H5971H1184H5927H727H430H8034H7121H8034H3068H6635H3427H37423They placed the Chest of God on a brand-new oxcart and removed it from Abinadab's house on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab's sons, were driving the new cartH7392H727H430H2319H5699H5375H1004H41H1390H5798H283H1121H41H5090H2319H56994loaded with the Chest of God, Ahio in the lead and Uzzah alongside the Chest.H5375H1004H41H1390H5973H727H430H283H1980H6440H7275David and the whole company of Israel were in the parade, singing at the top of their lungs and playing mandolins, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.H1732H1004H3478H7832H6440H3068H1265H6086H3658H5035H8596H4517H67676When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out and grabbed the Chest of God.H935H5225H1637H5798H7971H727H430H270H1241H80587GOD blazed in anger against Uzzah and struck him hard because he had profaned the Chest. Uzzah died on the spot, right alongside the Chest.H639H3068H2734H5798H430H5221H7944H4191H727H4308Then David got angry because of GOD's deadly outburst against Uzzah. That place is still called Perez Uzzah (The-Explosion-Against-Uzzah).H1732H2734H3068H6555H6556H5798H7121H4725H6560H31179David became fearful of GOD that day and said, "This Chest is too hot to handle. How can I ever get it back to the City of David?"H1732H3372H3068H3117H559H727H3068H93510He refused to take the Chest of GOD a step farther. Instead, David removed it off the road and to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.H1732H14H5493H727H3068H5892H1732H1732H5186H1004H5654H166311The Chest of GOD stayed at the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. And GOD prospered Obed-Edom and his entire household.H727H3068H3427H1004H5654H1663H7969H2320H3068H1288H5654H100412It was reported to King David that GOD had prospered Obed-Edom and his entire household because of the Chest of God. So David thought, "I'll get that blessing for myself," and went and brought up the Chest of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David, celebratingH5046H4428H1732H559H3068H1288H1004H5654H727H430H1732H3212H5927H727H430H1004H5654H5892H1732H805713extravagantly all the way, with frequent sacrifices of choice bulls.H5375H727H3068H6805H8337H6806H2076H7794H480614David, ceremonially dressed in priest's linen, danced with great abandon before GOD.H1732H3769H6440H3068H5797H1732H2296H906H64615The whole country was with him as he accompanied the Chest of GOD with shouts and trumpet blasts.H1732H1004H3478H5927H727H3068H8643H6963H778216But as the Chest of GOD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, happened to be looking out a window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before GOD, her heart filled with scorn.H727H3068H935H5892H1732H4324H7586H1323H8259H2474H7200H4428H1732H6339H3769H6440H3068H959H382017They brought the Chest of GOD and set it in the middle of the tent pavilion that David had pitched for it. Then and there David worshiped, offering burnt offerings and peace offerings.H935H727H3068H3322H4725H8432H168H1732H5186H1732H5927H5930H8002H6440H306818When David had completed the sacrifices of burnt and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of GOD-of-the-Angel-ArmiesH1732H3615H5927H5930H8002H1288H5971H8034H3068H663519and handed out to each person in the crowd, men and women alike, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. Then everyone went home.H2505H5971H1995H3478H802H376H376H259H2471H3899H829H809H5971H3212H376H100420David returned home to bless his family. Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to greet him: "How wonderfully the king has distinguished himself today—exposing himself to the eyes of the servants' maids like some burlesque street dancer!"H1732H7725H1288H1004H4324H1323H7586H3318H7125H1732H559H3513H4428H3478H3117H1540H3117H5869H519H5650H259H7386H1540H154021David replied to Michal, "In GOD's presence I'll dance all I want! He chose me over your father and the rest of our family and made me prince over GOD's people, over Israel. Oh yes, I'll dance to GOD's glory—H1732H559H4324H6440H3068H977H1H1004H6680H5057H5971H3068H3478H7832H6440H306822more recklessly even than this. And as far as I'm concerned . . . I'll gladly look like a fool . . . but among these maids you're so worried about, I'll be honored no end."H7043H2063H8217H5869H519H559H351323Michal, Saul's daughter, was barren the rest of her life.H4324H1323H7586H2056H3206H3117H4194