2 Samuel 6:2-11
American Standard Version
2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, [a]which is called by the Name, even the name of Jehovah of hosts that [b]sitteth above the cherubim. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in [c]the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in [d]the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of [e]fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with [f]castanets, and with cymbals.
6 And 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 [g]stumbled. 7 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his [h]error; and there he died by the ark of God. 8 And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzzah; and he called that place [i]Perez-uzzah, unto this day. 9 And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me? 10 So 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. 11 And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Jehovah blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
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- 2 Samuel 6:2 Hebrew whereupon is called the Name.
- 2 Samuel 6:2 Or, is enthroned
- 2 Samuel 6:3 Or, Gibeah
- 2 Samuel 6:4 Or, Gibeah
- 2 Samuel 6:5 Or, cypress-wood
- 2 Samuel 6:5 Or, sistra
- 2 Samuel 6:6 Or, were restive. Or, threw it down
- 2 Samuel 6:7 Or, rashness
- 2 Samuel 6:8 That is, The breach of Uzzah.
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