1 Chronicles 13

1 ♥ 📝 A nd David^H1732 consulted^H3289 with the captains^H8269 of thousands^H505 and of hundreds,^H3967 even with every leader.^H5057

2 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 unto all the assembly^H6951 of Israel,^H3478 If it seem good^H2895 unto you, and if it be of Jehovah^H3068 our God,^H430 let us send^H7971 abroad^H6555 every where unto our brethren^H251 that are left^H7604 in all the land^H776 of Israel,^H3478 with whom the priests^H3548 and Levites^H3881 are in their cities^H5892 that have suburbs,^H4054 that they may gather^H6908 themselves unto us;

3 ♥ 📝 and let us bring again^H5437 the ark^H727 of our God^H430 to us: for we sought^H1875 not unto it in the days^H3117 of Saul.^H7586

4 ♥ 📝 And all the assembly^H6951 said^H559 that they would do so;^H6213 for the thing^H1697 was right^H3474 in the eyes^H5869 of all the people.^H5971

5 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 assembled^H6950 all Israel^H3478 together,^H6950 from the Shihor^H7883 [the brook] of Egypt^H4714 even unto the entrance^H935 of Hamath,^H2574 to bring^H935 the ark^H727 of God^H430 from Kiriath-jearim.^H7157

6 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 went up,^H5927 and all Israel,^H3478 to Baalah,^H1173 [that is], to Kiriath-jearim,^H7157 which belonged to Judah,^H3063 to bring up^H5927 from thence the ark^H727 of God^H430 Jehovah^H3068 that sitteth^H3427 [above] the cherubim,^H3742 [ that is called]^H7121 [by the Name.]^H8034

7 ♥ 📝 [And they carried]^H7392 [the ark]^H727 [of God]^H430 [upon a new]^H2319 [cart,]^H5699 [and brought it] out of the house^H1004 of Abinadab:^H41 and Uzza^H5798 and Ahio^H283 drove^H5090 the cart.^H5699

8 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 and all Israel^H3478 played^H7832 before^H6440 God^H430 with all their might,^H5797 even with songs,^H7892 and with harps,^H3658 and with psalteries,^H5035 and with timbrels,^H8596 and with cymbals,^H4700 and with trumpets.^H2689

9 ♥ 📝 And when they came^H935 unto the threshing-floor^H1637 of Chidon,^H3592 Uzza^H5798 put forth^H7971 his hand^H3027 to hold^H270 the ark;^H727 for the oxen^H1241 stumbled.^H8058

10 ♥ 📝 And the anger^H639 of Jehovah^H3068 was kindled^H2734 against Uzza,^H5798 and he smote^H5221 him, because he put^H7971 forth his hand^H3027 to the ark;^H727 and there he died^H4191 before^H6440 God.^H430

11 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 was displeased,^H2734 because Jehovah^H3068 had broken^H6556 forth^H6555 upon Uzza;^H5798 and he called^H7121 that place^H4725 Perez-uzza,^H6560 unto this day.^H3117

12 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 was afraid^H3372 of God^H430 that day,^H3117 saying,^H559 How^H1963 shall I bring^H935 the ark^H727 of God^H430 home to me?

13 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 removed^H5493 not the ark^H727 unto him into the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 but carried it aside^H5186 into the house^H1004 of Obed-edom^H5654 the Gittite.^H1663

14 ♥ 📝 And the ark^H727 of God^H430 remained^H3427 with the family^H1004 of Obed-edom^H5654 in his house^H1004 three^H7969 months:^H2320 and Jehovah^H3068 blessed^H1288 the house^H1004 of Obed-edom,^H5654 and all that he had.