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1 David again assembled all the best soldiers in Israel, 30,000 men. 2 He and all the people with him left Baalah in Judah to bring God's ark [to Jerusalem]. (The ark is called by the name of the LORD of Armies, who is enthroned over the angels.) 3 David and his men put God's ark on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's home on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab's sons, were guiding the new cart. 4 They brought it from Abinadab's home, with Ahio walking ahead of the ark. 5 David and the entire nation of Israel were celebrating in the LORD's presence with all kinds of instruments made from cypress wood and with lyres, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals. 6 But when they came to Nacon's threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out for the ark of God and grabbed it. 7 The LORD became angry with Uzzah, so God killed him there for his lack of respect. He died beside the ark of God. 2 Samuel 6:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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