1 Chronicles 13 - Introduction

1 Dauid fetcheth the Arke with great solemnitie from Kiriath-iearim.

9 Vzza being smitten, the Arke is left at the house of Obed-Edom.

1 And Dauid consulted with the captaines of thousands, and hundreds, and with euery leader.

2 And Dauid said vnto all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good vnto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, [Note: Hebrew: let vs breake foorth and send.] let vs send abroad vnto our brethren euery where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the Priests and Leuites which are in [Note: Hebrew: in the cities of their suburbs.] their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselues vnto vs.

3 And let vs [Note: Hebrew: bring about.] bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for wee enquired not at it in the dayes of Saul.

4 And all the Congregation saide, that they would doe so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

5 So [Note: 1 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:2.] Dauid gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt, euen vnto the entring of Hemath, to bring the Arke of God from Kiriath-iearim.

6 And Dauid went vp, and all Israel, to [Note: Joshua 16:9.] Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-iearim, which belonged to Iudah, to bring vp thence the Arke of God the Lord, that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, whose name is called on it.

7 And they [Note: Hebrew: made the Arke to ride.] caried the Arke of God in a new cart, out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza, and Ahio draue the cart.

8 And Dauid and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with [Note: Hebrew: songs.] singing, and with harpes, and with psalteries, and with tymbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

9 And when they came vnto the threshing floore of [Note: Called Nachon, 2 Samuel 6:6.] Chidon, Uzza put foorth his hand to hold the Arke, for the oxen [Note: Or, shooke it.] stumbled.

10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and hee smote him, because hee put his hand to the [Note: Numbers 4:15.] Arke: and there he died before God.

11 And Dauid was displeased, because

[Philistines smitten.]

the Lord had made a breach vpon Uzza; wherefore that place is called [Note: Hebrew: breach of Vzza.] Perez-Uzza, to this day.

12 And Dauid was afraide of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the Arke of God home to me?

13 So Dauid [Note: Hebrew: remooued.] brought not the Arke home to himselfe to the city of Dauid, but caried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

14 And the Arke of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three moneths. And the Lord blessed [Note: As 1 Chronicles 26:5.] the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.