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Then David consulted with the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, with every leader.

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send word everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they meet with us;

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, since we did not seek it in the days of Saul."

And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for this was right in the eyes of all the people.

And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His name is called.

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord , that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

And they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly overturned it.

And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

But the anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him because he had put out his hand toward the ark; and he died there before God.

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

Then David became angry because of the LORD'S outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza as it is to this day.

And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.

David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"

And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

So David did not take the ark with him to the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months; and the LORD blessed the family of Obed-edom and all that he had.

And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.