2 Samuel 6:1-11

Legacy Standard Bible

The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

6 ^(A)Then David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. ² And David arose and went with all the people who were with him ^[a]from ^[b](B)Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the ^(C)Name, the very name of Yahweh of hosts who ^(D)is ^[c]enthroned above the cherubim. ³ And they ^[d]drove the ark of God on ^(E)a new cart that they might bring it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill; and ^[e]Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart. ⁴ So ^(F)they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark. ⁵ Now David and all the house of Israel ^(G)were celebrating before Yahweh ^(H)with all kinds of instruments made of ^[f]fir wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

⁶ Then they came to the ^(I)threshing floor of Nacon. And ^[g]Uzzah ^(J)reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen nearly upset it. ⁷ And the anger of Yahweh burned against Uzzah, and ^(K)God struck him down there for ^[h]his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God. ⁸ And David became angry because ^[i]of Yahweh’s breaking out against Uzzah; and that place is called ^[j]Perez-uzzah to this day. ⁹ So ^(L)David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?” ¹⁰ And David was unwilling to move the ark of Yahweh into the city of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of ^(M)Obed-edom the Gittite. ¹¹ Thus the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and Yahweh ^(N)blessed Obed-edom and all his household.