9. David became afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, “How can I bring God’s Holy Box here now?”
10. So David would not move the Lord’S Holy Box into the City of David. He put the Holy Box at the house of Obed Edom from Gath.
11. The Lord’S Holy Box stayed in Obed Edom’s house for three months. The Lord blessed Obed Edom and all his family.
12. Later people told David, “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed Edom and everything he owns, because God’s Holy Box is there.” So David went and brought God’s Holy Box from Obed Edom’s house. David was very happy and excited.
13. When the men who carried the Lord’S Holy Box had walked six steps, they stopped and David sacrificed a bull and a fat calf.
14. David was dancing in front of the Lord. He was wearing a linen ephod.
15. David and all the Israelites were excited—they shouted and blew the trumpet as they brought the Lord’S Holy Box into the city.
16. Saul’s daughter Michal was looking out the window. While the Lord’S Holy Box was being carried into the city, David was jumping and dancing before the Lord. Michal saw this, and she was upset at David.
17. David put up a tent for the Holy Box. The Israelites put the Lord’S Holy Box in its place under the tent. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord.