2 Samuel 6:2–11

²He and all the people with him left Baalah in Judah^ato bring God’s ark ⸤to Jerusalem⸥. (The ark is called by the name of the Lord of Armies, who is enthroned over the angels.^b) ³David and his men put God’s ark on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s home on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the new cart. ⁴They brought it from Abinadab’s home, with Ahio walking ahead of the ark. ⁵David and the entire nation of Israel were celebrating in the Lord’s presence with all kinds of instruments made from cypress wood^cand with lyres, harps, tambourines, sistrums,^dand cymbals. 

⁶But when they came to Nacon’s threshing floor,^ethe oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out for the ark of God and grabbed it. ⁷The Lord became angry with Uzzah, so God killed him there for his lack of respect. He died beside the ark of God. 

⁸David was angry because the Lord had struck Uzzah so violently. (That place is still called Perez Uzzah ^[The Striking of Uzzah^[ today.) ⁹David was afraid of the Lord that day. “How can the ark of the Lord come to my ⸤city⸥?” he asked. ¹⁰So David wouldn’t bring the ark of the Lord with him to the City of David. Instead, he rerouted it to the home of Obed Edom, who was from Gath. ¹¹The ark of the Lord stayed at the home of Obed Edom from Gath for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed Edom and his whole family.