2Samuel:6

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* And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel , thirty thousand . * And David arose , and went with all the people who were with him , from Baale-judah , to bring up from there the ark of God , who is called by the name : Yahweh of hosts who sits above the cherubim . * And they set the ark of God on 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 , drove the cart * with the ark of God : and Ahio went before the ark . * And David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all [instruments made of ] fir-wood , and with harps , and with psalteries , and with timbrels , and with castanets , and with cymbals . * And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon , Uzzah put forth [his hand ] to the ark of God , and took hold of it ; for the oxen stumbled . * And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzzah ; and God struck him there for the error ; and there he died by the ark of God . * And David was displeased , because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzzah ; and he called that place Perez-uzzah , to this day . * And David was afraid of Yahweh that day ; and he said , How will the ark of Yahweh come to me ? * So David would not remove the ark of Yahweh to him into the city of David ; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite . * And the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months : and Yahweh blessed Obed-edom , and all his house . * And it was told King David , saying , Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-edom , and all that pertains 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 . * And it was so , that , when those who bore the ark of Yahweh had gone six paces , he sacrificed an ox and a fatling . * And David danced before Yahweh with all his might ; and David was girded with a linen ephod . * So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Yahweh with shouting , and with the sound of the trumpet . * And it was so , as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David , that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window , and saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh ; and she despised him in her heart . * And they brought in the ark of Yahweh , 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 Yahweh . * And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings , he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts . * And he dealt among all the people , even among the whole multitude of Israel , both to men and women , to everyone a cake of bread , and a portion [of flesh ], and a cake of raisins . So all the people departed every one to his house . * 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 female slaves of his slaves , as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself ! * And David said to Michal , [It was ] before Yahweh , who chose me above your father , and above all his house , to appoint me leader over the people of Yahweh , over Israel : therefore I will play before Yahweh . * And I will be yet more vile than this , and will be base in my sight : but of the female slaves of whom you have spoken , of them I will be honored . * And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death .

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