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The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.
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Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.
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David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”
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He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
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The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.
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Now King David was told, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.
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When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.
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Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,
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while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.
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As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.
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They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord.
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After he had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty.
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David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord.
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God’s Promise to David
After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
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Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”
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But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
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“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?
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“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.
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and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies. “‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you:
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David’s Prayer
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
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And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree, Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human!
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“What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign Lord.
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“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
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You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.
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“And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,
