² “This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer^(A) without defect or blemish^(B) and that has never been under a yoke.^(C)

³ Then the elders of the town nearest the body shall take a heifer that has never been worked and has never worn a yoke^(A)

³ They set the ark of God on a new cart^(A) and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.^(B) Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart