1 Chronicles 13:1–10

The Ark Brought from Kiriath-Jearim

13David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader. ²And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and from the Lord our God, let us send abroad to our brothers ^dwho remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us. ³Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, ^efor we did not seek it¹ in the days of Saul.” ⁴All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Uzzah and the Ark

^5fSo David assembled all Israel ^gfrom the ^hNile² of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God ⁱfrom Kiriath-jearim. ^6jAnd David and all Israel went up to ^kBaalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord who ^lsits enthroned above the cherubim. ⁷And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of ^mAbinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio³ were driving the cart. ⁸And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and ⁿlyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.

⁹And when they came to the threshing floor of ^oChidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled. ¹⁰And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down ^pbecause he put out his hand to the ark, and ^qhe died there before God.