2 GLT And he got up, and David and all the people who{ were} with him went from Baalah of Judah to bring up from there the Box of God whose name is called the name of Yahweh of Hosts, who dwells{ between} the cherubim on it. BSB BSB: And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.
3 GLT And they mounted the Box of God on a new cart, and they carried it from the house of Abinadab which{ was} on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart. BSB BSB: They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,
4 GLT And they carried it from the house of Abinadab, which{ was} on the hill, with the Box of God. And Ahio was walking to the face of the Box, BSB BSB: bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
5 GLT and David and all the house of Israel were celebrating to the face of Yahweh with all{ the} trees of juniper and with harps and with lyres and with tambourines and with rattles and with cymbals. BSB BSB: David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
6 GLT And they came up to the threshing floor of Nakon. And Uzzah reached out to the Box of God, and he grabbed it because the oxen let{ it} fall. BSB BSB: When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
9 GLT And David feared Yahweh that day. And he said,“How will the Box of Yahweh come to me?” BSB BSB: That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
10 GLT And David was not willing to remove to himself the Box of Yahweh to the City of David. And David guided it{ to} the house of Obed- Edom the Gittite. BSB BSB: So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
11 GLT And the Box of Yahweh sat{ in} the house of Obed- Edom the Gittite,{ for} three months. And Yahweh blessed Obed- Edom and all his house. BSB BSB: Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.
12 GLT And it was declared to King David, saying,“Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed- Edom and everyone who{ belongs} to him for the sake of the Box of God.” And David went, and he brought up the Box of God from the house of Obed- Edom{ to} the City of David with joy. BSB BSB: Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
13 GLT And it happened that the people who carried the Box of Yahweh marched six steps, and he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. BSB BSB: When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
14 GLT And David danced to the face of Yahweh with all{ his} strength. And David was wearing an ephod of linen. BSB BSB: And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,
15 GLT And David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the Box of Yahweh with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. BSB BSB: while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.
16 GLT And the Box of Yahweh was entering the City of David. But Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and she saw King David leaping and dancing to the face of Yahweh, and she despised him in her heart. BSB BSB: As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
17 GLT And they brought the Box of Yahweh, and they placed it in its place in the midst of the tent that David pitched for it. And David lifted up burnt offerings to the face of Yahweh and peace offerings BSB BSB: So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
18 GLT And David ceased from lifting up the burnt offerings and the peace offerings. And he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Hosts. BSB BSB: When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
19 GLT And he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, to both a man and to a woman, to each one cake of bread and one date cake and one raisin cake. And all the people went, each to his house. BSB BSB: Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each to his own home.
20 GLT And David returned to bless his house. And Michal the daughter of Saul went out to meet David, and she said,“How honored today{ was} the king of Israel, who exposed himself today to the eyes of the female servants of his servants, like the uncovered exposing of one of the empty people!” BSB BSB: When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
21 GLT And David said to Michal,“To the face of Yahweh who chose me(rather than your father and rather than all his family) by commanding me{ as} leader over the people of Yahweh, over Israel— and I celebrated to the face of Yahweh! BSB BSB: But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
22 GLT And I demeaned myself more than that, and I was low in my eyes. But with the female servants about whom you have spoken— with them, I will be honored.” BSB BSB: and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
23 GLT And to Michal the daughter of Saul there did not belong to her a child to the day of her death. BSB BSB: And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
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