1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:*13.2 send…: Heb. break forth and send*13.2 in their…: Heb. in the cities of their suburbs 3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.*13.3 bring…: Heb. bring about 4 And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. 7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.*13.7 carried…: Heb. made the ark to ride 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.*13.8 singing: Heb. songs

9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.*13.9 Chidon: also called Nachon*13.9 stumbled: or, shook it 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.*13.11 Perez-uzza: that is, The breach of Uzza 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.*13.13 brought: Heb. removed 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.

1 EN Dawid het raad gehou met die owerstes oor duisend en oor honderd, met elke bevelhebber;

2 en Dawid het aan die hele vergadering van Israel gesê: As julle dit goedvind en dit van die Here onse God is, laat ons ons versprei en na ons broers stuur wat nog oor is in al die landstreke van Israel, en saam met hulle na die priesters en die Leviete in die stede waar hulle weiveld het, dat hulle by ons bymekaar moet kom.

3 En laat ons die ark van onse God na ons toe oorbring, want in die dae van Saul het ons daar nie na gevra nie.

4 Toe sê die hele vergadering dat hulle so moes doen, want die saak was reg in die oë van die hele volk.

5 En Dawid het die hele Israel versamel van die Sihor in Egipte af tot by die ingang na Hamat, om die ark van God uit Kirjat-Jeárim te gaan haal.

6 Daarna het Dawid met die hele Israel opgetrek na Báäla, na Kirjat-Jeárim wat aan Juda behoort, om daarvandaan op te bring die ark van God die Here wat op die gérubs troon, waaroor die Naam uitgeroep is.

7 En hulle het die ark van God op 'n nuwe wa vervoer uit die huis van Abinádab, en Ussa en Agjo het die wa gedrywe.

8 En Dawid en die hele Israel het voor die aangesig van God met alle mag gespeel, sowel met liedere as met siters en harpe en tamboeryne en simbale en trompette.

9 Toe hulle by die dorsvloer van Kidon kom, het Ussa sy hand uitgesteek om die ark vas te hou, want die osse het gestruikel.

10 Daarop het die toorn van die Here ontvlam teen Ussa, en Hy het hom getref, omdat hy sy hand na die ark uitgesteek het, sodat hy daar voor die aangesig van God gesterf het.

11 En Dawid het ontroerd geword, omdat die Here 'n skeur aan Ussa geskeur het; daarom het hy daardie plek genoem Peres-Ussa, tot vandag toe.

12 En Dawid het daardie dag vir God bevrees geword en gesê: Hoe kan ek die ark van God na my toe bring?

13 Daarom het Dawid die ark nie by hom in die stad van Dawid laat inkom nie, maar dit laat wegdraai na die huis van Obed-Edom, die Gittiet.

14 En die ark van God het by die huis van Obed-Edom in sy huis gebly drie maande lank, en die Here het die huis van Obed-Edom geseën met alles wat hy gehad het.