1 GLT And David consulted with the chiefs of thousands and of hundreds, to every leader. BSB BSB: Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
2 GLT And David said to all the assembly of Israel,“If to you all it is good, and from Yahweh our God, let us break out, let us send to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and with them the priests and the Levites in the cities of their pasturelands. And let them gather to 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 GLT And let us return the Box of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.” 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 GLT And all the assembly said to do thus, for the thing was 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 GLT And David assembled all Israel from Shihor of Egypt and as far as Lebo Hamath, to bring in the Box 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 GLT And David went up and all Israel to Baalah, to Kiriath Jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the Box of God Yahweh who sits over the cherubim which is called by name. 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 GLT And they transported the Box of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; and Uzzah and Ahio were driving 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.
8 GLT And David and all Israel were celebrating before the face of God with all might, and with songs, and lyres, and harps, and tambourines, and 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 GLT And they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, and Uzzah sent out his hand to grasp the Box for 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 GLT And David became angry because Yahweh broke out a breaking out against Uzzah. And he called that place Perez Uzzah until 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 GLT And David feared God in that day, saying,“How will I bring to myself the Box of God?” BSB BSB: That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
13 GLT And David did not remove the Box to himself, to the city of David, but he turned it to 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 GLT And the Box of God dwelt with the house of Obed Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the house of Obed Edom and all that belonged to him. 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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