1 Chronicles 13

1David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.Cross-references: 2Sam 6:1 · 2Ki 23:1 · 1Chr 12:14 · 1Chr 12:20 · 1Chr 12:32 · 2Chr 29:20 · +1 more

2David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of Yahweh our God, let’s send word everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have pasture lands, that they may gather themselves to us.Cross-references: Ex 18:23 · Num 4:4 · Num 35:2 · 1Sam 31:1 · 2Sam 7:2 · 1Ki 12:7 · +8 more

3Also, let’s bring the ark of our God back to us again, for we didn’t seek it in the days of Saul.”Cross-references: 1Sam 7:1 · 1Sam 14:18 · 1Sam 14:36 · 1Sam 22:10 · 1Sam 22:15 · 1Sam 23:2 · +2 more

4All the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.Cross-references: 1Sam 18:20 · 2Sam 3:36 · 2Chr 30:4 · Esth 8:5

5So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor River of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring God’s ark from Kiriath Jearim.Cross-references: Num 34:5 · Josh 13:3 · 1Sam 6:21 · 2Sam 6:1 · 1Ki 4:21 · 1Ki 8:65 · +4 more

6David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God Yahweh’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.Cross-references: Ex 20:24 · Ex 23:21 · Ex 25:22 · Num 6:27 · Num 7:89 · Josh 15:9 · +8 more

7They carried God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.Cross-references: Num 4:15 · 1Sam 6:7 · 1Sam 7:1 · 2Sam 6:3 · 1Chr 15:2 · 1Chr 15:13

8David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets.Cross-references: 1Sam 10:5 · 2Sam 6:5 · 2Ki 3:15 · 1Chr 15:10 · 1Chr 15:28 · 1Chr 16:5 · +9 more

9When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.Cross-references: 2Sam 6:6

10Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzza, and he struck him because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God.Cross-references: Lev 10:1 · Num 4:15 · Num 16:35 · Josh 6:6 · 1Sam 6:19 · 1Chr 15:13 · +3 more

11David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzza. He called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.Cross-references: Gen 32:32 · Deut 34:6 · Josh 4:9 · 2Sam 6:7 · 2Sam 6:9 · Jonah 4:4 · +1 more

12David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring God’s ark home to me?”Cross-references: Num 17:12 · 1Sam 5:10 · 1Sam 6:20 · 1Ki 8:27 · Job 25:5 · Ps 119:120 · +3 more

13So David didn’t move the ark with him into David’s city, but carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house.Cross-references: 2Sam 4:3 · 2Sam 6:10 · 1Chr 15:18 · 1Chr 16:5 · 1Chr 26:4 · 1Chr 26:8

14God’s ark remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom’s house and all that he had.Cross-references: Gen 30:27 · Gen 39:5 · 1Chr 26:4 · Prov 3:9 · Prov 10:22 · Mal 3:10