I Chronicles 13 The Ark is Deposited in the House of Obed-Edom

 I Chronicles 13

The Ark is Deposited in the House of Obed-Edom

1 Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with all the princes.

2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and that it is from the LORD our God, let us send messengers quickly to all our brethren who are left in all the land of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who are with them in the cities and their suburbs, that they may assemble with us.

3 And let us bring back the ark of our God to us; for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."

4 Then all the assembly said, "So it should be done, for the thing seemed right in the eyes of all the people."

5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt as far as you come to Hamath, to bring up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

6 Then David and all Israel went up to Baalah, and from there to Kiriath-jearim, which is in Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the Lord who dwells between the cherubim, who is called by his name.

7 And they brought the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, with Uzzah and Ahio driving the cart.

8 And David and all Israel rejoiced before God with all their might, with songs, with harps, with psalteries, with timbrels, with cymbals, and with trumpets.

9 And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah stretched out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled.

10 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. 

11 And David was grieved because the Lord had made a breach in Uzzah; therefore he called that place Perez-uzzah, to this day.

12 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

13 So David did not bring the ark home to the city of David, but removed it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

14 So the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months: and the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.