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1 Chronicles chapter 13

David talked it over with every commander — leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds — every single officer.Then David said to the entire assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is from our God, let’s send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout all the regions of Israel — and also to the and Levites in their towns and pasturelands — and have them join us.Let’s bring the of our God back to us, because we didn’t through it during Saul’s reign.”The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.So David gathered all Israel together, from the all the way to Lebo-hamath, to bring the chest of God from .David and all Israel went up to Baalah — that is, Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to Judah — to bring up from there the chest of God, Yahweh, who , the chest that .They moved the chest of God on a from Abinadab’s house, with Uzzah and Ahio driving the cart.David and all Israel were before God — with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.When they came to the of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the chest because the oxen had stumbled.Yahweh’s against Uzzah, and God because he had reached out his hand to touch the chest. He died right there in the presence of God.David was because Yahweh had Uzzah. That place has been called to this day.David was of God that day. He said, “How can I ever bring the chest of God to me?”So David did not move the chest to be with him in the . Instead, he diverted it to the house of .The chest of God stayed at Obed-edom’s house for three months, and Yahweh for Obed-edom’s household and everything he had.