1. Once more David called together the best soldiers in Israel, a total of 30,000 men,
2. and led them to Baalah in Judah, in order to bring from there God's Covenant Box, bearing the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned above the winged creatures.
3. They took it from Abinadab's home on the hill and placed it on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the cart,
4. with Ahio walking in front.
5. David and all the Israelites were dancing and singing with all their might to honour the Lord. They were playing harps, lyres, drums, rattles, and cymbals.
6. As they came to the threshing place of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the Covenant Box.
7. At once the Lord God became angry with Uzzah and killed him because of his irreverence. Uzzah died there beside the Covenant Box,
8. and so that place has been called Perez Uzzah ever since. David was furious because the Lord had punished Uzzah in anger.
9. Then David was afraid of the Lord and said, “How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?”
10. So he decided not to take it with him to Jerusalem; instead, he turned off the road and took it to the house of Obed Edom, a native of the city of Gath.
11. It stayed there three months, and the Lord blessed Obed Edom and his family.
12. King David heard that because of the Covenant Box the Lord had blessed Obed Edom's family and all that he had; so he fetched the Covenant Box from Obed's house to take it to Jerusalem with a great celebration.