David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and 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 is from the LORD our God, let us spread the message and send word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and with them the priests and Levites in their cities with pastures, so they may gather to 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:

Let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it during 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.

The whole assembly agreed to do so, for the proposal seemed right to 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.

David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-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, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up 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.

They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out from the house of Abinadab, with Uzza and Ahio guiding 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 celebrated with all their might before God, with songs, harps, lyres, 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 Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

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

The anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he had reached out to the ark. Uzza died there in the presence of 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.

David was angry because the LORD had burst out against Uzza, so he named that place Perez-Uzza, as it is called 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 feared God that day and said, "How can I bring the ark of God 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 move the ark to be with him in the City of David, but instead he directed it 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.

The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all that belonged to him.

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.