2 Samuel 6:5–13

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. 

¹²King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed Edom’s home and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” Then David joyfully went to get the ark of God from Obed Edom’s house and bring it to the City of David. ¹³When those who carried the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.