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6David mustered the pick of the troops of Israel—thirty divisions of them.H1732H622H3254H977H3478H7970H505 2Together 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.H1732H6965H3212H5971H1184H5927H727H430H8034H7121H8034H3068H6635H3427H3742 3They 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 cartH7392H727H430H2319H5699H5375H1004H41H1390H5798H283H1121H41H5090H2319H5699 4loaded with the Chest of God, Ahio in the lead and Uzzah alongside the Chest.H5375H1004H41H1390H5973H727H430H283H1980H6440H727 5David 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.H1732H1004H3478H7832H6440H3068H1265H6086H3658H5035H8596H4517H6767 6When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out and grabbed the Chest of God.H935H5225H1637H5798H7971H727H430H270H1241H8058 7GOD blazed in anger against Uzzah and struck him hard because he had profaned the Chest. Uzzah died on the spot, right alongside the Chest.H639H3068H2734H5798H430H5221H7944H4191H727H430 8Then David got angry because of GOD's deadly outburst against Uzzah. That place is still called Perez Uzzah (The-Explosion-Against-Uzzah).H1732H2734H3068H6555H6556H5798H7121H4725H6560H3117 9David 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?"H1732H3372H3068H3117H559H727H3068H935 10He 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.H1732H14H5493H727H3068H5892H1732H1732H5186H1004H5654H1663 11The Chest of GOD stayed at the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. And GOD prospered Obed-Edom and his entire household.H727H3068H3427H1004H5654H1663H7969H2320H3068H1288H5654H1004 12It 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, celebratingH5046H4428H1732H559H3068H1288H1004H5654H727H430H1732H3212H5927H727H430H1004H5654H5892H1732H8057 13extravagantly all the way, with frequent sacrifices of choice bulls.H5375H727H3068H6805H8337H6806H2076H7794H4806 14David, ceremonially dressed in priest's linen, danced with great abandon before GOD.H1732H3769H6440H3068H5797H1732H2296H906H646 15The whole country was with him as he accompanied the Chest of GOD with shouts and trumpet blasts.H1732H1004H3478H5927H727H3068H8643H6963H7782 16But 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.H727H3068H935H5892H1732H4324H7586H1323H8259H2474H7200H4428H1732H6339H3769H6440H3068H959H3820 17They 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.H935H727H3068H3322H4725H8432H168H1732H5186H1732H5927H5930H8002H6440H3068 18When David had completed the sacrifices of burnt and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of GOD-of-the-Angel-ArmiesH1732H3615H5927H5930H8002H1288H5971H8034H3068H6635 19and 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.H2505H5971H1995H3478H802H376H376H259H2471H3899H829H809H5971H3212H376H1004 20David 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!"H1732H7725H1288H1004H4324H1323H7586H3318H7125H1732H559H3513H4428H3478H3117H1540H3117H5869H519H5650H259H7386H1540H1540 21David 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—H1732H559H4324H6440H3068H977H1H1004H6680H5057H5971H3068H3478H7832H6440H3068 22more 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."H7043H2063H8217H5869H519H559H3513 23Michal, Saul's daughter, was barren the rest of her life.H4324H1323H7586H2056H3206H3117H4194


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