2. David 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 Hosts who sits above the cherubim.
3. They 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.
4. They brought it out of Abinadab’s house, which was in the hill, with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark.
5. David 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.
6. When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.
7. the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
8. David was displeased, because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.
9. David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How could the Lord’s ark come to me?”
10. So 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.
11. the Lord’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.
12. King 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.