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So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

David was angry because the Lord had burst out against Uzzah; so that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

So David did not take the ark into his care into the city of David; he took it instead to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

So he went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. David said, "God has burst out against my enemies by my hand, like a bursting flood." Therefore that place is called Baal-perazim.

He said to them, "You are the heads of families of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your kindred, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord , the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord , the God of Israel.

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his kindred Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their kindred, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

So David and the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing.

So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres.

I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and evildoers shall wear them down no more, as they did formerly,

So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

David said, "I will deal loyally with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father dealt loyally with me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. When David's servants came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites, to console him,

So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle at their hips, and sent them away;

So Joab and the troops who were with him advanced toward the Arameans for battle; and they fled before him.

When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and became subject to him. So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites any more.

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report, so that I may know their number."

But the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem.

"Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord : Three things I offer you; choose one of them, so that I may do it to you.'"

So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says the Lord , ‘Take your choice:

So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel; and seventy thousand persons fell in Israel.