⁷ They carried the covenant chest of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. ⁸ David and all Israel rejoiced with all their might with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets as a celebration before God.

⁹ When they arrived at the threshing floor of Chidon, the oxen tripped, nearly tipping the covenant chest off the cart, so Uzza reached out to steady it.