6Once more David called together the best soldiers in Israel, a total of thirty thousand men,H1732H622H3254H977H3478H7970H5052and led them to Baalah in Judah, in order to bring from there God's Covenant Box, bearing the name of the LORD Almighty, whose throne is above the winged creatures.H1732H6965H3212H5971H1184H5927H727H430H8034H7121H8034H3068H6635H3427H37423They took it from Abinadab's home on the hill and placed it on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the cart,H7392H727H430H2319H5699H5375H1004H41H1390H5798H283H1121H41H5090H2319H56994with Ahio walking in front.H5375H1004H41H1390H5973H727H430H283H1980H6440H7275David and all the Israelites were dancing and singing with all their might to honor the LORD. They were playing harps, lyres, drums, rattles, and cymbals.H1732H1004H3478H7832H6440H3068H1265H6086H3658H5035H8596H4517H67676As they came to the threshing place of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the Covenant Box.H935H5225H1637H5798H7971H727H430H270H1241H80587At once the LORD God became angry with Uzzah and killed him because of his irreverence. Uzzah died there beside the Covenant Box,H639H3068H2734H5798H430H5221H7944H4191H727H4308and so that place has been called Perez Uzzah ever since. David was furious because the LORD had punished Uzzah in anger.H1732H2734H3068H6555H6556H5798H7121H4725H6560H31179Then David was afraid of the LORD and said, "How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?"H1732H3372H3068H3117H559H727H3068H93510So he decided not to take it with him to Jerusalem; instead, he turned off the road and took it to the house of Obed Edom, a native of the city of Gath.H1732H14H5493H727H3068H5892H1732H1732H5186H1004H5654H166311It stayed there three months, and the LORD blessed Obed Edom and his family.H727H3068H3427H1004H5654H1663H7969H2320H3068H1288H5654H100412King David heard that because of the Covenant Box the LORD had blessed Obed Edom's family and all that he had; so he got the Covenant Box from Obed's house to take it to Jerusalem with a great celebration.H5046H4428H1732H559H3068H1288H1004H5654H727H430H1732H3212H5927H727H430H1004H5654H5892H1732H805713After the men carrying the Covenant Box had gone six steps, David had them stop while he offered the LORD a sacrifice of a bull and a fattened calf.H5375H727H3068H6805H8337H6806H2076H7794H480614David, wearing only a linen cloth around his waist, danced with all his might to honor the LORD.H1732H3769H6440H3068H5797H1732H2296H906H64615And so he and all the Israelites took the Covenant Box up to Jerusalem with shouts of joy and the sound of trumpets.H1732H1004H3478H5927H727H3068H8643H6963H778216As the Box was being brought into the city, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and jumping around in the sacred dance, and she was disgusted with him.H727H3068H935H5892H1732H4324H7586H1323H8259H2474H7200H4428H1732H6339H3769H6440H3068H959H382017They brought the Box and put it in its place in the Tent that David had set up for it. Then he offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to the LORD.H935H727H3068H3322H4725H8432H168H1732H5186H1732H5927H5930H8002H6440H306818When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD AlmightyH1732H3615H5927H5930H8002H1288H5971H8034H3068H663519and distributed food to them all. He gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a piece of roasted meat, and some raisins. Then everyone went home.H2505H5971H1995H3478H802H376H376H259H2471H3899H829H809H5971H3212H376H100420Afterward, when David went home to greet his family, Michal came out to meet him. "The king of Israel made a big name for himself today!" she said. "He exposed himself like a fool in the sight of the servant women of his officials!"H1732H7725H1288H1004H4324H1323H7586H3318H7125H1732H559H3513H4428H3478H3117H1540H3117H5869H519H5650H259H7386H1540H154021David answered, "I was dancing to honor the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and his family to make me the leader of his people Israel. And I will go on dancing to honor the LORD,H1732H559H4324H6440H3068H977H1H1004H6680H5057H5971H3068H3478H7832H6440H306822and will disgrace myself even more. You may think I am nothing, but those women will think highly of me!"H7043H2063H8217H5869H519H559H351323Michal, Saul's daughter, never had any children.H4324H1323H7586H2056H3206H3117H4194