Lexham English Bible

2 Samuel 6:7-16 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

7. Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and God struck him down there because of the indiscretion, and he died there beside the ark of God.

8. David was angry because Yahweh had burst out against Uzza, and he called that place Perez-Uzza until this day.

9. But David feared Yahweh on that day and said, “How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?”

10. However, David was not willing to bring the ark of Yahweh to himself, to the city of David, so David caused it to turn to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

11. So the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.

12. It was told to King David, “Yahweh has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that is his because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David with jubilation.

13. It happened that when the carriers of the ark of Yahweh had marched six steps that he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

14. Now David was dancing with all his might before Yahweh, and David was wearing a linen ephod.

15. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of Yahweh with shouts of joyful acclaim and with the sound of the trumpet.

16. It happened that when the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh, and she despised him in her heart.