1 大卫又聚集以色列中所有拣选出来的三万人。
2 大卫和与他在一起的众人起程前去， 要从巴拉．犹大把 神的约柜运来， 这约柜的名称是以坐在二基路伯之上万军之耶和华的名字而起的。
3 他们把 神的约柜从山冈上亚比拿达的家里抬出来， 安放在一辆新车上； 亚比拿达的两个儿子， 乌撒和亚希约赶着这辆新车，
4 车上有 神的约柜。亚希约走在约柜的前面。
5 大卫和以色列全家在耶和华面前用各种松木制造的乐器， 就是用琴、瑟、鼓、钹、锣， 作乐跳舞。
6 他们到了拿艮的打禾场的时候， 因为牛几乎绊倒， 乌撒就伸手扶住 神的约柜。
7 耶和华的怒气向乌撒发作； 神因这错误的举动， 就当场击杀他， 他就死在 神的约柜旁边。
8 大卫因为耶和华击杀了乌撒， 就很生气， 因此称那地方为毗列斯．乌撒， 直到今日。
9 那一天， 大卫惧怕耶和华， 说： "耶和华的约柜怎可以到我这里来呢？"
10 于是大卫不肯把耶和华的约柜运进大卫的城到他那里去， 却转运到迦特人俄别．以东的家里去。
11 耶和华的约柜在迦特人俄别．以东的家停留了三个月， 耶和华赐福给俄别．以东和他的全家。
12 有人告诉大卫王： "耶和华因为 神的约柜的缘故， 赐福给俄别．以东的家和一切属他的。"大卫就去， 欢欢喜喜把 神的约柜从俄别．以东的家中抬上大卫的城里去。
13 那些抬耶和华的约柜的人走了六步， 大卫就献一头公牛和一只肥畜为祭。
14 大卫束着细麻布的以弗得， 在耶和华面前极力跳舞。
15 这样， 大卫和以色列全家， 以欢呼和角声， 把耶和华的约柜抬了上来。
16 耶和华的约柜运进大卫城的时候， 扫罗的女儿米甲从窗户往外观看， 看见大卫王在耶和华面前跳跃舞蹈， 心里就鄙视他。
17 他们把耶和华的约柜抬进去， 安放在帐棚里它自己的地方， 就是安放在大卫给它支搭的帐棚里， 大卫就在耶和华面前献上燔祭和平安祭。
18 大卫献完了燔祭和平安祭， 就奉万军之耶和华的名给人民祝福。
19 又分给众人， 就是分给以色列全体群众， 无论男女， 每人一个饼、一个枣饼、一个葡萄干饼； 然后众人就各归各家去了。
20 大卫回去要给自己的家人祝福。扫罗的女儿米甲出来迎见大卫， 说： "以色列王今天多么荣耀啊！ 他今天竟在众臣仆的婢女眼前， 赤身露体， 就像一个卑贱的人露体一样。"
21 大卫对米甲说： "我是在耶和华面前跳舞； 耶和华拣选了我， 使我高过你父亲和他的全家， 立我作耶和华的子民以色列的领袖， 所以我要在耶和华面前跳舞作乐。
22 我还要比今天这样更卑贱， 我要自视卑微。至于你所说的那些婢女， 她们倒要尊重我。"
23 扫罗的女儿米甲， 一直到她死的日子， 都没有生育。
1 And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 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, which is called by the Name, even the name of Jehovah of hosts that 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 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 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 fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with 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 stumbled. 7 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his 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 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.
12 And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy. 13 And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. 14 And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart. 17 And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah. 18 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts. 19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed every one to his house.
20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 21 And David said unto Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Jehovah, over Israel: therefore will I play before Jehovah. 22 And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor. 23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.