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2 Samuel 6:7-13 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

7. The Lord God was very angry with Uzzah for doing this, and he killed Uzzah there beside the chest.

8. David got angry with God for killing Uzzah. He named that place “Bursting Out Against Uzzah”, and that's what it's still called.

9. David was afraid of the Lord and thought, “Should I really take the sacred chest to my city?”

10. He decided not to take it there. Instead, he turned off the road and took it to the home of Obed-Edom, who was from Gath.

11-12. The chest stayed there for three months, and the Lord greatly blessed Obed-Edom, his family, and everything he owned. Then someone told King David, “The Lord has done this because the sacred chest is in Obed-Edom's house.”Straight away, David went to Obed-Edom's house to get the chest and bring it to David's City. Everyone was celebrating.

13. The people carrying the chest walked six steps, then David sacrificed an ox and a choice cow.

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