The ark is brought to Jerusalem
1David consulted with the commanders of thousands, of hundreds, and with all the leaders. 2To the whole assembly of Israel David said, “If you agree and if Yahweh our God wills it so, we will send messengers to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their towns and nearby lands, and tell them to gather here with us. 3We will then go and get the ark of our God, for in the time of Saul we neglected it.”
4They agreed to this, for in the eyes of all the people it was the right thing to do. 5So David gathered all the people together from the Shihor of Egypt to the Pass of Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. 6Then David and all Israel went up to Baalah,to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God which bears the name of Yahweh who is seated on the Cherub. 7At Abinadab’s house they placed the ark of God on a new cart. Uzziah and Ahio were leading the cart. 8David and all Israel danced before God withall their might, singing to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. 9When they came to the threshing floor of the Javelin, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah stretched out his hand and took hold of the ark. 10Then the anger of Yahweh blazed out against Uzzah, and he killed him becausehe had laid his hand on the ark, and he died there in the presence of God. 11David was disturbed that Yahweh had punished Uzzah in anger, and so that place has been called Perez-uzzah ever since.
12David went in fear of God that day and said, “How can I bring the ark of God to my home?” 13So David did not take the ark home to the City of David, but took it to the house of a man named Obed-edom of Gath. 14The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom, in his house, for three months, and Yahweh blessed the family of Obed-edomand everything that belonged to him.
