2 Samuel 6:1-11
1599 Geneva Bible
6 3 The Ark is brought forth of the house of Abinadab. 7 Uzzah is stricken, and dieth. 14 David danceth before it, 16 and is therefore despised of his wife Michal.
1 Again David gathered together all the [a]chosen men of Israel, even thirty thousand
2 (A)And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from [b]Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the Ark of God, whose Name is called by the Name of the Lord of hosts, that dwelleth upon it between the Cherubims.
3 And they put the Ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, that was in [c]Gibeah. And Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab did drive the new cart.
4 And when they brought the Ark of God out of the house of (B)Abinadab, that was at Gibeah, Ahio went before the Ark.
5 And David and all the house of Israel [d]played before the Lord on all instruments made of fir, and on harps, and on Psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6 ¶ (C)And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put his hand to the Ark of God, and held it: for the oxen did shake it.
7 And the Lord was very wroth with Uzzah, and God [e]smote him in the same place for his fault, and there he died by the Ark of God.
8 And David was displeased because the Lord had [f]smitten Uzzah: and he called the name of the place [g]Perez Uzzah until this day.
9 Therefore David that day feared the Lord, and said, How shall the Ark of the Lord come to me?
10 So David would not bring the Ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David, but David carried it into the house of Obed-Edom [h]a Gittite.
11 And the Ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite, three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom, and all his household.
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- 2 Samuel 6:1 Or, chief.
- 2 Samuel 6:2 This was a city in Judah called also Kirjath Jearim, Josh. 15:9.
- 2 Samuel 6:3 Which was an high place of the city of Baal.
- 2 Samuel 6:5 Praised God, and sang Psalms.
- 2 Samuel 6:7 Here we see what danger it is to follow good intentions, or to do anything in God’s service without his express word.
- 2 Samuel 6:8 Hebrew, made a breach.
- 2 Samuel 6:8 Or, the division of Uzzah.
- 2 Samuel 6:10 Who was a Levite, and had dwelt in Gittaim, 1 Chron. 15:25.
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