1 David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.2 He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us.3 Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of "it "during the reign of Saul."4 The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.5 So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.6 David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim —the ark that is called by the Name.7 They moved the ark of God from Abinadab's house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.8 David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.9 When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled.10 The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.11 Then David was angry because the LORD's wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah. [^3]12 David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"13 He did not take the ark to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he had.

1 Iniit autem consilium David cum tribunis, et centurionibus, et universis principibus, 2 et ait ad omnem ctum Isral : Si placet vobis, et a Domino Deo nostro egreditur sermo quem loquor, mittamus ad fratres nostros reliquos in universas regiones Isral, et ad sacerdotes et Levitas qui habitant in suburbanis urbium, ut congregentur ad nos, 3 et reducamus arcam Dei nostri ad nos : non enim requisivimus eam in diebus Saul. 4 Et respondit universa multitudo ut ita fieret : placuerat enim sermo omni populo. 5 Congregavit ergo David cunctum Isral, a Sihor gypti usque dum ingrediaris Emath, ut adduceret arcam Dei de Cariathiarim. 6 Et ascendit David, et omnis vir Isral, ad collem Cariathiarim, qui est in Juda, ut afferret inde arcam Domini Dei sedentis super cherubim, ubi invocatum est nomen ejus. 7 Imposueruntque arcam Dei super plaustrum novum, de domo Abinadab : Oza autem, et frater ejus minabant plaustrum. 8 Porro David, et universus Isral, ludebant coram Deo omni virtute in canticis, et in citharis, et psalteriis, et tympanis, et cymbalis, et tubis. 9 Cum autem pervenisset ad aream Chidon, tetendit Oza manum suam, ut sustentaret arcam : bos quippe lasciviens paululum inclinaverat eam. 10 Iratus est itaque Dominus contra Ozam, et percussit eum, eo quod tetigisset arcam : et mortuus est ibi coram Domino. 11 Contristatusque est David, eo quod divisisset Dominus Ozam : vocavitque locum illum Divisio Oz, usque in prsentem diem. 12 Et timuit Deum tunc temporis, dicens : Quomodo possum ad me introducere arcam Dei ? 13 et ob hanc causam non adduxit eam ad se, hoc est, in civitatem David, sed avertit in domum Obededom Gethi. 14 Mansit ergo arca Dei in domo Obededom tribus mensibus : et benedixit Dominus domui ejus, et omnibus qu habebat.