The Bible

23 verses

2 Samuel Chapter 6

¹David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

²David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of ForeverOne of Armies who sits [above] the cherubim.

³They 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 new cart.

⁴They brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

⁵David and all the house of Israel played before ForeverOne with all kinds of [instruments made of] fir wood, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

⁶When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.

⁷The anger of ForeverOne was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

⁸David was displeased, because ForeverOne had broken out on Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.

⁹David was afraid of ForeverOne that day; and he said, "How shall the ark of ForeverOne come to me?" ¹⁰So David would not move the ark of ForeverOne to be with him in the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

¹¹The ark of ForeverOne remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months: and ForeverOne blessed Obed-Edom, and all his house.

¹²King David was told, saying, "ForeverOne has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God." David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy.

¹³When those who bore the ark of ForeverOne had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

¹⁴David danced before ForeverOne with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

¹⁵So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of ForeverOne with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

¹⁶As the ark of ForeverOne came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before ForeverOne; and she despised him in her heart.

¹⁷They brought in the ark of ForeverOne, 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 ForeverOne.

¹⁸When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of ForeverOne of Armies.

¹⁹He 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 everyone to his house.

²⁰Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, "How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!" ²¹David said to Michal, "It was before ForeverOne, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of ForeverOne, over Israel. Therefore will I celebrate before ForeverOne.

²²I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight. But of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, they shall honor me." ²³Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.