9. They came to the threshing floor of Kidon. The oxen pulling the cart stumbled. And Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark of the Covenant.
10. The Lord became very angry with Uzzah. And he killed Uzzah because Uzzah had touched the Ark of the Covenant. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God.
11. David became angry because the Lord had punished Uzzah in his anger. So even today that place is called the Punishment of Uzzah.
12. David was afraid of God that day. David asked, “How can I bring the Ark of the Covenant of God home to me?”
13. So David did not take the Ark of the Covenant with him to Jerusalem. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom of Gath.
14. The Ark of the Covenant of God stayed with Obed-Edom’s family in his house for three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything he owned.