1. Now David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, 30,000.
2. Then David and all the people who were with him arose and set out from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the very Name of Adonai-Tzva’ot who is enthroned between the cheruvim.
3. So they loaded the ark of God on a new cart and carried it out of the house of Abinadab that was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, drove the new cart
4. as they brought it from the house of Abinadab (which was on the hill) with the ark of God, and Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
5. Meanwhile David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating before Adonai with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, lyres, tambourines, three-stringed instruments and cymbals.
6. But when they reached the threshing floor of Nahon, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and grasped it, for the oxen had stumbled.
7. Then the anger of Adonai was kindled against Uzzah. God struck him down there for his irreverence, so that he died there beside the ark of God.
8. David was upset because of Adonai’s outburst against Uzzah. That place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.
9. So David was frightened of Adonai that day. Then he said, “How can the ark of Adonai come to me?”
10. David was unwilling to move the ark of Adonai to him, to the City of David; instead, David diverted it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
11. So the ark of Adonai remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; meanwhile Adonai blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.
12. Then it was reported to King David saying, “Adonai has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought the ark of God up from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with joy.
13. Now when the bearers of the ark of Adonai had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
14. Meanwhile, David was dancing before Adonai with all his might while he was wearing a linen ephod.
15. So David and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of Adonai with shouting and with the sound of the shofar.