3 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were directing the cart
6 But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out to stop the Ark of God from falling. 7 The Lord was angry with Uzzah, and God struck him down right there for his disobedience,6:7. The meaning of the word used here is uncertain. It may indicate an action that is rash or irreverent. Here it seems to be reflective of a presumptuous attitude that treated the Ark as simply an ordinary object. and he died beside the Ark of God.
9 David became afraid of the Lord that day. "How can I ever bring back the Ark of God home to me?" he asked. 10 Not wanting to bring the Ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David, he had it taken to the home of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 The Ark of the Lord remained in Obed-edom’s home for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom’s whole household.