I Chronicles 13

vayyivva'ats david im-sare ha'alafim vehamme'ot lekhol-nagid

Then David consulted with the officers of the thousands and the hundreds, with every chief officer.

vayyomer david lekhol qehal yisra'el im-alekhem tov umin-Adonai elohenu nifretsah nishlekhah al-akhenu hannisharim bekhol artsot yisra'el ve'immahem hakkohanim vehaleviyyim be'are migreshehem veyiqqavetsu elenu

David said to the entire assembly of Israel, “If you approve, and if the ETERNAL our God concurs, let us send far and wide to our remaining kindred throughout the territories of Israel, including the priests and Levites in the towns where they have pasturelands, that they should gather together to us

venasebbah et-aron elohenu elenu ki-lo derashnuhu bime sha'ul

in order to transfer the Ark of our God to us, for throughout the days of Saul we paid no regard to it.”

vayyomeru khol-haqqahal la'asot ken ki-yashar haddavar be'ene khol-ha'am

The entire assembly agreed to do so, for the proposal pleased all the people.

vayyaqhel david et-kol-yisra'el min-shikhor mitsrayim ve'ad-levo khamat lehavi et-aron ha'elohim miqqiryat ye'arim

David then assembled all Israel from Shihor of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, in order to bring the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

vayya'al david vekhol-yisra'el ba'alatah el-qiryat ye'arim asher lihudah leha'alot misham et aron ha'elohim Adonai yoshev hakkeruvim asher-niqra shem

David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the Ark of God, the ETERNAL, Enthroned on the Cherubim, to which the Name was attached.

vayyarkivu et-aron ha'elohim al-agalah khadashah mibbet avinadav ve'uzza ve'akhyo nohagim ba'agalah

They transported the Ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzza and Ahio guided the cart,

vedavid vekhol-yisra'el mesakhaqim lifne ha'elohim bekhol-oz uveshirim uvekhinnorot uvinvalim uvetuppim uvimtsiltayim uvakhatsotserot

and David and all Israel danced before God with all their might—with songs, lyres, harps, hand-drums, cymbals, and trumpets.

vayyavo'u ad-goren kidon vayyishlakh uzza et-yado le'ekhoz et-ha'aron ki shametu habbaqar

But when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the Ark of God because the oxen had stumbled.

vayyikhar-af Adonai be'uzza vayyakkehu al asher-shalakh yado al-ha'aron vayyamot sham lifne elohim

GOD was incensed at Uzza, and struck him down, because he laid a hand on the Ark; and so he died there before God.

vayyikhar ledavid ki-farats Adonai perets be'uzza vayyiqra lammaqom hahu perets uzza ad hayyom hazzeh

David was distressed because GOD had burst out against Uzza; and that place was named Perez-uzza, as it is still called.

vayyira david et-ha'elohim bayyom hahu lemor hekh avi elay et aron ha'elohim

David was afraid of God that day; he said, “How can I bring the Ark of God here?”

velo-hesir david et-ha'aron elayw el-ir david vayyattehu el-bet oved-edom haggitti

So David did not remove the Ark to his place in the City of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

vayyeshev aron ha'elohim im-bet oved edom beveto sheloshah khodashim vayevarekh Adonai et-bet oved-edom ve'et-kol-asher-lo

The Ark of God remained in the house of Obed-edom, in its own abode, three months, and GOD blessed the house of Obed-edom and all he had.