¹³ For ^(A)because you did not do it the first time, ^(B)the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him ^[a]about the proper order.”

³ So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on ^(A)the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new ^[a]cart.

^40 (A)Let all things be done decently and in order.

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we ^(A)confess our sins, He is ^(B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to ^(C)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we ^(D)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

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² Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

² Then David said, “No one may carry the ^(A)ark of God but the Levites, for ^(B)the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”

⁷ So they ^[a]carried the ark of God ^(A)on a new cart ^(B)from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. ⁸ Then ^(C)David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with ^[b]singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.

⁹ And when they came to ^[c]Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen ^[d]stumbled. ¹⁰ Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him ^(D)because he put his hand to the ark; and he ^(E)died there before God. ¹¹ And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called ^[e]Perez Uzza to this day.

⁷ Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his ^[a]error; and he died there by the ark of God. ⁸ And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place ^[b]Perez Uzzah to this day.