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| 1Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. | 1David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred. |
| 2And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; | 2David said to the whole Israelite assembly, "If you so desire and the LORD our God approves, let's spread the word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, so they may join us. |
| 3and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.” | 3Let's move the ark of our God back here, for we did not seek his will throughout Saul's reign." |
| 4Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. | 4The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people. |
| 5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim. | 5So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim. |
| 6And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed. | 6David and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who sits enthroned between the cherubim--the ark that is called by his name. |
| 7So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. | 7They transported the ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart, |
| 8Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. | 8while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. |
| 9And when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. | 9When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled. |
| 10Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. | 10The LORD was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God. |
| 11And David became angry because of the LORD’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day. | 11David was angry because the LORD attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day. |
| 12David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?” | 12David was afraid of God that day and said, "How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?" |
| 13So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. | 13So David did not move the ark to the City of David; he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. |
| 14The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had. | 14The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom's house for three months; the LORD blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything that belonged to him. |
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