1And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel , thirty thousand. 2And David arose , and went with all the people that were with him , from Baale-judah , to bring up from thence the ark of God , which is called by the Name , even the name of Jehovah of hosts that sitteth above the cherubim . 3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart , and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill : and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart . 4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill , with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps , and with psalteries , and with timbrels , and with castanets , and with cymbals .
Uzzah's Death
6And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon , Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God , and took hold of it ; for the oxen stumbled . 7And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah ; and God smote him there for his error ; and there he died by the ark of God . 8And David was displeased , because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzzah ; and he called that place Perez-uzzah , unto this day . 9And David was afraid of Jehovah that day ; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me ? 10So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David ; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite . 11And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months : and Jehovah blessed Obed-edom , and all his house .
David's Joyful Worship
12And it was told king David , saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom , and all that pertaineth unto him , because of the ark of God . And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy . 13And it was so , that , when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces , he sacrificed an ox and a fatling . 14And David danced before Jehovah with all his might ; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting , and with the sound of the trumpet . 16And it was so , as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David , that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window , and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah ; and she despised him in her heart . 17And they brought in the ark of Jehovah , and set it in its place , in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it ; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah . 18And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts . 19And he dealt among all the people , even among the whole multitude of Israel , both to men and women, to every one a cake of bread , and a portion of flesh , and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed every one to his house . 20Then David returned to bless his household . And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David , and said , How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants , as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself ! 21And David said unto Michal , It was before Jehovah , who chose me above thy father, and above all his house , to appoint me prince over the people of Jehovah , over Israel : therefore will I play before Jehovah . 22And I will be yet more vile than this , and will be base in mine own sight : but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor . 23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death .