David Fetches the Ark (2 Samuel 6:1–4)
1 UEB David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader. BSB BSB: Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
2 UEB David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if this comes from Yahweh our God, let us send messengers everywhere to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who are in their cities. Let them be told to join us. BSB BSB: And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.
3 UEB Let us bring the ark of our God back to ourselves, for we did not seek his will in the days of Saul's reign." BSB BSB: Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”
4 UEB The whole assembly agreed to do these things, because they seemed right in the eyes of all the people. BSB BSB: And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.
5 UEB So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim. BSB BSB: So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
6 UEB David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, Kiriath Jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by Yahweh's name, Yahweh, who sits enthroned over the cherubim. BSB BSB: David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.
7 UEB So they set the ark of God on a new cart. They brought it out of Abinadab's house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart. BSB BSB: So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.
Uzzah Touches the Ark (2 Samuel 6:5–11)
8 UEB David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might. They were singing with stringed instruments, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. BSB BSB: David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
9 UEB When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out with his hand to grab the ark, because the oxen stumbled. BSB BSB: When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
11 UEB David was angry because Yahweh had attacked Uzzah. That place is called Perez Uzzah to this day. BSB BSB: Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
12 UEB David was afraid of God that day. He said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?" BSB BSB: That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
13 UEB So David did not move the ark to the city of David, but put it aside in the house of Obed Edom the Gittite. BSB BSB: So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
14 UEB The ark of God remained in Obed Edom's household in his house for three months. So Yahweh blessed his house and all that he possessed. BSB BSB: Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
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