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 theLordof hosts that sitteth upon 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, drave 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 theLordwith all manner ofinstruments made offir 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 forthhis handto the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.
7 And the anger of theLordwas 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 theLordhad broken forth upon Uzzah: and he called that place Perez-uzzah, unto this day.
9 And David was afraid of theLordthat day; and he said, How shall the ark of theLordcome unto me?
10 So David would not remove the ark of theLordunto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of theLordremained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and theLordblessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
12 And it was told king David, saying, TheLordhath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth to 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 theLordhad gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
14 And David danced before theLordwith 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 theLordwith shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And it was so, as the ark of theLordcame into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before theLord; and she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of theLord, 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 theLord.
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 theLordof 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 portionof 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 today, who uncovered himself today 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 wasbefore theLord, which chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of theLord, over Israel: therefore will I play before theLord.
22 And I will be yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.