¹David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel , thirty thousand.

²David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah , to bring up from there God ’s ark, which is called by the Name , even the name of the LORD of Armies who sits above the cherubim .

³They set God’s ark on a new cart , and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill ; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart .

⁴They brought it out of Abinadab’s house which was in the hill , with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark.

⁵David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood , with harps , with stringed instruments, with tambourines , with castanets , and with cymbals .

⁶When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon , Uzzah reached for God ’s ark and took hold of it , for the cattle stumbled .

⁷The LORD ’s anger burnt against Uzzah , and God struck him there for his error ; and he died there by God ’s ark.

⁸David was displeased because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah ; and he called that place Perez Uzzah to this day .[#6:8 “Perez Uzzah” means “outbreak against Uzzah”.]

⁹David was afraid of the LORD that day ; and he said, “How could the LORD ’s ark come to me ?”

¹⁰So David would not move the LORD ’s ark to be with him in David ’s city ; but David carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite ’s house .

¹¹The LORD ’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite ’s house three months ; and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all his house .

¹²King David was told , “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom , and all that belongs to him , because of God ’s ark.”

So David went and brought up God ’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David ’s city with joy .

¹³When those who bore the LORD ’s ark had gone six paces , he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

¹⁴David danced before the LORD with all his might ; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

¹⁵So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD ’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet .

¹⁶As the LORD ’s ark came into David ’s city , Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD ; and she despised him in her heart .

¹⁷They brought in the LORD ’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it ; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD .

¹⁸When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings , he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies .

¹⁹He gave to all the people , even amongst the whole multitude of Israel , both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread , dates, and raisins. So all the people departed , each to his own house .

²⁰Then David returned to bless his household . Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David , and said , “How glorious the king of Israel was today , who uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants ’ maids, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself !”

²¹David said to Michal , “It was before the LORD , who chose me above your father, and above all his house , to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD , over Israel . Therefore I will celebrate before the LORD .

²²I will be yet more undignified than this , and will be worthless in my own sight . But the maids of whom you have spoken will honour me .”

²³Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death .