I Chronicles 13

¹Then David took counsel with the tribunes, and the centurions, and all the leaders.

²And he said to the entire assembly of Israel: “If it pleases you, and if the words that I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the remainder of our brothers, in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who live in the suburbs of the cities, so that they may gather to us.

³And let us bring back the ark of our God to us. For we did not seek it during the days of Saul.”

⁴And the entire multitude responded that it should be done. For the word had pleased all the people.

⁵Therefore, David gathered all of Israel, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, so as to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

⁶And David ascended with all the men of Israel to the hill of Kiriath-jearim, which is in Judah, so that he might bring from there the ark of the Lord God, sitting upon the Cherubim, where his name is invoked.

⁷And they placed the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab. Then Uzzah and his brother drove the cart.

⁸Now David and all of Israel were playing before God, with all of their ability, in songs, and with harps, and psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpets.

⁹And when they had arrived at the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out his hand, so that he might support the ark. For indeed, the ox being wanton had caused it to incline a little.

¹⁰And so the Lord became angry against Uzzah. And he struck him down because he had touched the ark. And he died there before the Lord.

¹¹And David was greatly saddened because the Lord had divided Uzzah. And he called that place ‘the Division of Uzzah,’ even to the present day.

¹²And then he feared God, at that time, saying: “How will I be able to bring in the ark of God to myself?”

¹³And for this reason, he did not bring it to himself, that is, into the City of David. Instead, he turned aside to the house of Obededom, the Gittite.

¹⁴Therefore, the ark of God dwelt in the house of Obededom for three months. And the Lord blessed his house and all that he had.

I Chronicles 13

¹David consulted with the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and with all the commanders.

²And he said to all the assembly of Israel: If it please you; and if the words which I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the rest of our brethren into all the countries of Israel, and to the priests, and the Levites, that dwell in the suburbs of the cities, to gather themselves to us,

³And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought it not in the days of Saul.

⁴And all the multitude answered that it should be so: for the word pleased all the people.

⁵So David assembled all Israel from Sihor of Egypt, even to the entering into Emath, to bring the ark of God from Cariathiarim.

⁶And David went up with all the men of Israel to the hill of Cariathiarim which is in Juda, to bring thence the ark of the Lord God sitting upon the cherubims, where his name is called upon.

⁷And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart out of the house of Abinadab. And Oza and his brother drove the cart.

⁸And David and all Israel played before God with all their might with hymns, and with harps, and with psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpets,

⁹And when they came to the floor of Chidon, Oza put forth his hand, to hold up the ark: for the ox being wanton had made it lean a little on one side.

¹⁰And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.

¹¹And David was troubled because the Lord had divided Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza to this day.

¹²And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?

¹³And therefore he brought it not home to himself, that is, into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gethite.

¹⁴And the ark of God remained in the house of Obededom three months: and the Lord blessed his house, and all that he had.