¶ And David consulted¹ with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem² good unto you, and that it be³ of the LORD our God, let us send abroad⁴ unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests⁵ and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs⁶, that they may gather themselves unto us:

And let us bring again⁷ the ark of our God to us: for we enquired⁸ not at it in the days of Saul.

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing⁹ was right in the eyes of all the people.

So David¹⁰ gathered all Israel together, from Shihor¹¹ of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah¹⁵, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name¹⁷ is called on it.

And they carried the ark¹⁸ of God in a new cart¹⁹ out of the house²⁰ of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

And David²¹ and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing²², and with harps, and with psalteries²³, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

¶ And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon²⁴, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

¶ And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put²⁶ his hand to the ark: and there he died²⁷ before God.

And David was displeased²⁸, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza²⁹ to this day.

And David was afraid of God³⁰ that day, saying, How³¹ shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

So David brought³² not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite³³.

And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD³⁴ blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.