运回约柜

13 大卫跟千夫长、百夫长等所有的首领商议, 然后对以色列全体会众说:“如果你们赞成,而且这是我们上帝耶和华的旨意,我们就派人到以色列各地把其他同胞,包括住在城邑及草场的祭司和利未人召集来。 我们要将我们上帝的约柜运到这里来,因为在扫罗执政期间,我们忽视了它。” 会众都表示赞同,认为这样做很好。

于是,大卫召集了从埃及的西曷河一直到哈马口的全体以色列人,要将上帝的约柜从基列·耶琳运来。 大卫率领以色列众人到巴拉,即犹大的基列·耶琳,要将上帝的约柜运回来。这约柜以坐在基路伯天使上面的耶和华的名字命名。 他们把上帝的约柜从亚比拿达家抬出来,放在一辆新车上,由乌撒和亚希约赶车。 大卫和以色列众人就在上帝面前用琴、瑟、鼓、钹和号奏乐,尽情歌舞。 他们来到基顿麦场的时候,拉车的牛失蹄,乌撒就伸手去扶约柜。 10 因他伸手碰了约柜,上帝便向他发怒,击杀了他,他就死在上帝面前。 11 大卫因耶和华击杀乌撒而烦恼,就称那地方为毗列斯·乌撒[a],沿用至今。 12 那天,大卫惧怕上帝,他说:“我怎能将上帝的约柜运到我这里?” 13 因此,大卫没有将约柜运到大卫城,而是把它运到迦特人俄别·以东家。 14 上帝的约柜在俄别·以东家存放了三个月。耶和华使俄别·以东家及其拥有的一切都蒙福。

Footnotes

  1. 13:11 毗列斯·乌撒”意思是“向乌撒发怒”。

Bringing Back the Ark of the Covenant

13 David talked with all the officers of his army. He talked with the commanders of 100 men and the commanders of 1,000 men. Then David called the people of Israel together. He said, “If you think it is a good idea, and if it is what the Lord our God wants, let’s send a message. Let’s send it to our fellow Israelites in all the areas of Israel. Let’s also send it to the priests and Levites living with them in their towns and pastures. Tell them to come and join us. Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of our God back to us. We did not use it to ask God for help while Saul was king.” So all the people agreed with David. They all thought it was the right thing to do.

So David gathered all the Israelites from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath. They were to bring the Ark of the Covenant of God back from the town of Kiriath Jearim. David and all the Israelites with him went to Baalah of Judah. (Baalah is another name for Kiriath Jearim.) They went there to get the Ark of the Covenant of God the Lord. His throne is between the golden creatures with wings on the Ark of the Covenant. It is called by the Lord’s name.

The people moved the Ark of the Covenant of God from Abinadab’s house. They put it on a new cart. And Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart. David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their strength before God. They were singing and playing harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.

They came to the threshing floor of Kidon. The oxen pulling the cart stumbled. And Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark of the Covenant. 10 The Lord became very angry with Uzzah. And he killed Uzzah because Uzzah had touched the Ark of the Covenant. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God.

11 David became angry because the Lord had punished Uzzah in his anger. So even today that place is called the Punishment of Uzzah.

12 David was afraid of God that day. David asked, “How can I bring the Ark of the Covenant of God home to me?” 13 So David did not take the Ark of the Covenant with him to Jerusalem. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom of Gath. 14 The Ark of the Covenant of God stayed with Obed-Edom’s family in his house for three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything he owned.

Bringing Back the Ark(A)

13 David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us. Let us bring the ark of our God back to us,(B) for we did not inquire(C) of[a] it[b] during the reign of Saul.” The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.

So David assembled all Israel,(D) from the Shihor River(E) in Egypt to Lebo Hamath,(F) to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.(G) David and all Israel went to Baalah(H) of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who is enthroned between the cherubim(I)—the ark that is called by the Name.

They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s(J) house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it. David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.(K)

When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 10 The Lord’s anger(L) burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down(M) because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

11 Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.[c](N)

12 David was afraid of God that day and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?” 13 He did not take the ark to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom(O) the Gittite. 14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed his household(P) and everything he had.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 13:3 Or we neglected
  2. 1 Chronicles 13:3 Or him
  3. 1 Chronicles 13:11 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.