1Again, David assembled all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
2And David went with all the men who were with him from Baale-judah, to bring up the ark of God, Whose name is called by the Name, of the LORD of Hosts, Who dwells between the cherubim from Baale-judah.
3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in Gibeah; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark.
5And David and all the tribe of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, on harps, psalteries, timbrels, cornets, and cymbals.
6And when they got to Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand and took hold of the ark of God, for the oxen shook it.
7And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
8And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken out in anger against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place “Perez-uzzah” to this day.
9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, “How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?”
10So David would not move the ark of the LORD to him into the city of David; but instead, David took it aside into the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite.
11And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite, for three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.
12And it was told King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with gladness.
13And it was so, that when they who bore the ark of the LORD (this time borne by the priests with the staves provided for that purpose, as prescribed by the LORD) had gone six paces, David sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
14And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and he was girded with a linen ephod.
15So David and all the tribe of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out through a window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, inside the tabernacle that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
18And as soon as David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
19And he distributed among all the people, to everyone, the entire multitude of Israel, both the women and men, a cake of bread, and a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, each one to his house.
20Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal, Saul’s daughter, came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the view of the handmaids of his servants, like one of the worthless fellows who shamelessly uncovers himself!
21And David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, Who chose me over your father, and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel; therefore will I play before the LORD.
22And I will yet be more contemptible than this, and am willing to be base in my own sight; and of the maidens whom you have spoken of; by them I shall be held in honor”.
23Therefore, Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no child till the day of her death. Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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