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Chapter 6 |
| 1 | Again, David
gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. |
| 2 |
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of
Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name
of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubim. |
| 3 | And they
set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab
that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new
cart. |
| 4 |
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at
Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. |
| 5 |
And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of
instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on
timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. |
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6 | And when they came to
Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took
hold of it; for the oxen shook it. |
| 7 | And the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died
by the ark of God. |
| 8 | And David was displeased, because the LORD
had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to
this day. |
| 9
| And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How
shall the ark of the LORD come to me? |
| 10 | So David would not remove the
ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside
into the house of Obededom the Gittite. |
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11 | And the ark of the LORD
continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD
blessed Obededom, and all his household. |
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12 | And it was told king
David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that
pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up
the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with
gladness. |
| 13
| And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the
LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. |
| 14 | And
David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a
linen ephod. |
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15 | So David and all the house of Israel brought up the
ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. |
| 16 |
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter
looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the
LORD; and she despised him in her heart. |
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17 | And they brought in the
ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that
David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings
before the LORD. |
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18 | And as soon as David had made an end of offering
burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the
LORD of hosts. |
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19 | And he dealt among all the people, even among the
whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of
bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people
departed every one to his house. |
| 20 | Then David returned to bless
his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and
said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day
in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows
shamelessly uncovereth himself! |
| 21 | And David said unto Michal,
It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his
house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore
will I play before the LORD. |
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22 | And I will yet be more vile than thus,
and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast
spoken of, of them shall I be had in honor. |
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23 | Therefore Michal the
daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. |
