2 Samuel 6:1-5

New International Version

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem^(A)^(B)

6 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. ²He and all his men went to Baalah^[a]^(C) in Judah to bring up from there the ark^(D) of God, which is called by the Name,^[b]^(E) the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned^(F) between the cherubim^(G) on the ark. ³They set the ark of God on a new cart^(H) and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.^(I) Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart ⁴with the ark of God on it,^[c] and Ahio was walking in front of it. ⁵David and all Israel were celebrating^(J) with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,^[d] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.^(K)

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2 Samuel 6:2 That is, Kiriath Jearim (see 1 Chron. 13:6)
2 Samuel 6:2 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate do not have the Name.
2 Samuel 6:4 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text cart ⁴and they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill
2 Samuel 6:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 13:8) songs