2 Samuel 6

1 ♥ 📝 A nd David^H1732 again gathered together^H622 all the chosen^H977 men of Israel,^H3478 thirty^H7970 thousand.^H505

2 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 arose,^H6965 and went^H3212 with all the people^H5971 that were with him, from Baale-judah,^H1184 to bring up^H5927 from thence the ark^H727 of God,^H430 which is called^H7121 by the Name,^H8034 even the name^H8034 of Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635 that [ sitteth]^H3427 [above] the cherubim.^H3742

3 ♥ 📝 And they set^H7392 the ark^H727 of God^H430 upon a new^H2319 cart,^H5699 and brought^H5375 it out of the house^H1004 of Abinadab^H41 that was in the hill:^H1390 and Uzzah^H5798 and Ahio,^H283 the sons^H1121 of Abinadab,^H41 drove^H5090 the new^H2319 cart.^H5699

4 ♥ 📝 And they brought^H5375 it out of the house^H1004 of Abinadab,^H41 which was in the hill,^H1390 with^H5973 the ark^H727 of God:^H430 and Ahio^H283 went^H1980 before^H6440 the ark.^H727

5 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 and all the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 played^H7832 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 with all manner of [instruments made of] fir-wood,^{H1265 H6086} and with harps,^H3658 and with psalteries,^H5035 and with timbrels,^H8596 and with castanets,^H4517 and with cymbals.^H6767

6 ♥ 📝 And when they came^H935 to the threshing-floor^H1637 of Nacon,^H5225 Uzzah^H5798 put forth^H7971 [his hand] to the ark^H727 of God,^H430 and took hold^H270 of it; for the oxen^H1241 stumbled.^H8058

7 ♥ 📝 And the anger^H639 of Jehovah^H3068 was kindled^H2734 against Uzzah;^H5798 and God^H430 smote^H5221 him there for his error;^H7944 and there he died^H4191 by the ark^H727 of God.^H430

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

9 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 was afraid^H3372 of Jehovah^H3068 that day;^H3117 and he said,^H559 How shall the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 come^H935 unto me?

10 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 would^H14 not remove^H5493 the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 unto him into the city^H5892 of David;^H1732 but David^H1732 carried it aside^H5186 into the house^H1004 of Obed-edom^H5654 the Gittite.^H1663

11 ♥ 📝 And the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 remained^H3427 in the house^H1004 of Obed-edom^H5654 the Gittite^H1663 three^H7969 months:^H2320 and Jehovah^H3068 blessed^H1288 Obed-edom,^H5654 and all his house.^H1004

12 ♥ 📝 And it was told^H5046 king^H4428 David,^H1732 saying,^H559 Jehovah^H3068 hath blessed^H1288 the house^H1004 of Obed-edom,^H5654 and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark^H727 of God.^H430 And David^H1732 went^H3212 and brought up^H5927 the ark^H727 of God^H430 from the house^H1004 of Obed-edom^H5654 into the city^H5892 of David^H1732 with joy.^H8057

13 ♥ 📝 And it was so, that, when they that bare^H5375 the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 had gone^H6805 six^H8337 paces,^H6806 he sacrificed^H2076 an ox^H7794 and a fatling.^H4806

14 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 danced^H3769 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 with all his might;^H5797 and David^H1732 was girded^H2296 with a linen^H906 ephod.^H646

15 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 and all the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 brought up^H5927 the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 with shouting,^H8643 and with the sound^H6963 of the trumpet.^H7782

16 ♥ 📝 And it was so, as the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 came^H935 into the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 that Michal^H4324 the daughter^H1323 of Saul^H7586 looked^H8259 out at the window,^H2474 and saw^H7200 king^H4428 David^H1732 leaping^H6339 and dancing^H3769 before^H6440 Jehovah;^H3068 and she despised^H959 him in her heart.^H3820

17 ♥ 📝 And they brought^H935 in the ark^H727 of Jehovah,^H3068 and set^H3322 it in its place,^H4725 in the midst^H8432 of the tent^H168 that David^H1732 had pitched^H5186 for it; and David^H1732 offered^H5927 burnt-offerings^H5930 and peace-offerings^H5930 before^H6440 Jehovah.^H3068

18 ♥ 📝 And when David^H1732 had made an end^H3615 of offering^H5927 the burnt-offering^H5927 and the peace-offerings,^H5927 he blessed^H1288 the people^H5971 in the name^H8034 of Jehovah^H3068 of hosts.^H6635

19 ♥ 📝 And he dealt^H2505 among all the people,^H5971 even among the whole multitude^H1995 of Israel,^H3478 both to men^H376 and women,^H802 to every one^H376 a^H259 cake^H2471 of bread,^H3899 and a portion^H829 [of flesh], and a cake^H809 of raisins. So all the people^H5971 departed^H3212 every one^H376 to his house.^H1004

20 ♥ 📝 Then David^H1732 returned^H7725 to bless^H1288 his household.^H1004 And Michal^H4324 the daughter^H1323 of Saul^H7586 came out^H3318 to meet^H7125 David,^H1732 and said,^H559 How glorious^H3513 was the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 to-day,^H3117 who uncovered^H1540 himself to-day^H3117 in the eyes^H5869 of the handmaids^H519 of his servants,^H5650 as one^H259 of the vain fellows^H7386 shamelessly^H1540 uncovereth^H1540 himself!

21 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 unto Michal,^H4324 [It was] before^H6440 Jehovah,^H3068 who chose^H977 me above thy father,^H1 and above all his house,^H1004 to appoint^H6680 me prince^H5057 over the people^H5971 of Jehovah,^H3068 over Israel:^H3478 therefore will I play^H7832 before^H6440 Jehovah.^H3068

22 ♥ 📝 And I will be yet more vile^H7043 than this,^H2063 and will be base^H8217 in mine own sight:^H5869 but of the handmaids^H519 of whom thou hast spoken,^H559 of them shall I be had in honor.^H3513

23 ♥ 📝 And Michal^H4324 the daughter^H1323 of Saul^H7586 had no child^H2056 unto the day^H3117 of her death.^H4194