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David gathered everyone from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath in the north. (A) Then he led them to Baalah in Judah, which was also called Kiriath-Jearim. They went there to get the sacred chest and bring it to Jerusalem, because it belonged to the Lord God, whose throne is above the winged creatures[a] on the lid of the chest.

The sacred chest was still at Abinadab's house,[b] and when David and the crowd arrived there, they brought the chest outside and placed it on a new ox cart. Abinadab's sons[c] Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart,

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Footnotes

  1. 13.6 winged creatures: Two golden statues of winged creatures were on top of the sacred chest and were symbols of the Lord's throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18).
  2. 13.7 The sacred chest … Abinadab's house: See 1 Samuel 6.19—7.2.
  3. 13.7 Abinadab's sons: These words are not in the Hebrew text, but see 2 Samuel 6.3.

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