運回約櫃
1大衛跟千夫長、百夫長等所有的首領商議， 2然後對以色列全體會眾說：「如果你們贊成，而且這是我們上帝耶和華的旨意，我們就派人到以色列各地把其他同胞，包括住在城邑及草場的祭司和利未人召集來。 3我們要將我們上帝的約櫃運到這裡來，因為在掃羅執政期間，我們忽視了它。」 4會眾都表示贊同，認為這樣做很好。
5於是，大衛召集了從埃及的西曷河一直到哈馬口的全體以色列人，要將上帝的約櫃從基列·耶琳運來。 6大衛率領以色列眾人到巴拉，即猶大的基列·耶琳，要將上帝的約櫃運回來。這約櫃以坐在基路伯天使上面的耶和華的名字命名。 7他們把上帝的約櫃從亞比拿達家抬出來，放在一輛新車上，由烏撒和亞希約趕車。 8大衛和以色列眾人就在上帝面前用琴、瑟、鼓、鈸和號奏樂，盡情歌舞。 9他們來到基頓麥場的時候，拉車的牛失蹄，烏撒就伸手去扶約櫃。 10因他伸手碰了約櫃，上帝便向他發怒，擊殺了他，他就死在上帝面前。 11大衛因耶和華擊殺烏撒而煩惱，就稱那地方為毗列斯·烏撒13·11 「毗列斯·烏撒」意思是「向烏撒發怒」。，沿用至今。 12那天，大衛懼怕上帝，他說：「我怎能將上帝的約櫃運到我這裡？」 13因此，大衛沒有將約櫃運到大衛城，而是把它運到迦特人俄別·以東家。 14上帝的約櫃在俄別·以東家存放了三個月。耶和華使俄別·以東家及其擁有的一切都蒙福。
Bringing back the ark
1David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, ‘If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasture-lands, to come and join us. 3Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not enquire of13:3 Or we neglected it13:3 Or him during the reign of Saul.’ 4The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.
5So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim. 6David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who is enthroned between the cherubim – the ark that is called by the Name.
7They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it. 8David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.
9When they came to the threshing-floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 10The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
11Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.13:11 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.
12David was afraid of God that day and asked, ‘How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?’ 13He did not take the ark to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed his household and everything he had.
