13:1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
13:1 Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.
13:2 And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;
13:2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us;
13:3 and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.
13:3 and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul. "
13:4 And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
13:4 Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
13:5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor (the brook) of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
13:5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, (that is), to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah that sitteth (above) the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
13:6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, [that is,] to Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned [above] the cherubim, where His name is called.
13:7 And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, (and brought it) out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
13:7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
13:8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
13:8 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all [their] might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with trumpets.
13:9 And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset [it.]
13:10 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
13:10 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.
13:11 And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.
13:11 Then David became angry because of the Lord's outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza to this day.
13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God [home] to me?"
13:13 So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
13:13 So David did not take the ark with him to the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
13:14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
13:14 Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the family of Obed-edom with all that he had.
13:1 Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, even with every leader.
13:2 And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;
13:2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us;
13:3 and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.
13:3 and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul. "
13:4 And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
13:4 Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
13:5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor (the brook) of Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
13:5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, (that is), to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God Jehovah that sitteth (above) the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
13:6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, [that is,] to Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned [above] the cherubim, where His name is called.
13:7 And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, (and brought it) out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
13:7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
13:8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
13:8 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all [their] might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with trumpets.
13:9 And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset [it.]
13:10 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
13:10 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.
13:11 And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.
13:11 Then David became angry because of the Lord's outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza to this day.
13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God [home] to me?"
13:13 So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
13:13 So David did not take the ark with him to the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
13:14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months: and Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
13:14 Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the family of Obed-edom with all that he had.