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for at the time they came daily to David, to help him, until it was a great army, like an army of God.

And David said to all the assembly of Israel, If it is good to you, and it has broken forth from Jehovah our God, we shall send to our brothers those remaining in all the lands of Israel, and withthem the priests and the Levites in the citiesof their open lands; and they shall be gathered to us.

And we shall bring around to us the ark of our God, for we did not seek Him in the days of Saul.

And David gathered all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entering in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath-jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Jehovah God, who dwells among the cherubs, where the Name was called on.

And they made the ark of God to ride on a new cart from the house of Abinadab. And Uzza and Ahio were leading the cart.

And David and all Israel were playing before God with all their might, and with songs, and with lyres, and with harps, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

And the anger of Jehovah burned against Uzza, and He struck him, because he had put out his hand on the ark; and he died there before God.

And David feared God on that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?

And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that he had.

And David asked of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines; and, Have You given them into my hand? And Jehovah said to him, Go up, and I will give them into your hand.

And they went up to Baal-perazim, and David struck them there. And David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breaking of the waters; so they called the name of that place The Breach of Baal.

And David again inquired of God. And God spoke to him, You shall not go up after them; turn away from them and come to them across from the weeping trees.

And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the weeping trees, then you shall go out in the battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.

And David did as God commanded him. And they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

And he built houses for himself in the City of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and stretched out a tent for it.

Then David said, None should bear the ark of God except the Levites, for Jehovah had chosen them to bear the ark of God, and to serve Him forever.

and said to them, You are the heads of your fathers of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brothers, and you shall bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

Because you did not do so at the first, Jehovah our God broke in against us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.

And the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.