1And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2And David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Yehovah of hosts that sits above the cherubim. 3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. 4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5And David and all the house of Israel played before Yehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals. 6And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled. 7And the anger of Yehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. 8And David was displeased, because Yehovah had broken forth upon Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-uzzah, to this day. 9And David was afraid of Yehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Yehovah come to me? 10So David would not remove the ark of Yehovah to him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11And the ark of Yehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Yehovah blessed Obed-edom, and all his house. 12And it was told king David, saying, Yehovah has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy. 13And it was so, that, when those who bore the ark of Yehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. 14And David danced before Yehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Yehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16And it was so, as the ark of Yehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yehovah; and she despised him in her heart. 17And they brought in the ark of Yehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Yehovah. 18And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yehovah of hosts. 19And he distributed among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to each one a cake of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed each one to his house. 20Then 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 today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself! 21And David said to Michal, It was before Yehovah, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yehovah, over Israel: therefore I will play before Yehovah. 22And I will be even more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight: but of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor. 23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.