1David conferred with the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds, with every leader.2David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send word to our brothers who remain throughout all the lands of Israel, together with the priests and the Levites in their pasturelands, so that they may assemble with us."3Then let us bring back the ark of our God to us, because we did not seek him in the days of Saul.4All the assembly agreed to do so, because the matter seemed right in the eyes of all the people.5David assembled all Israel from Shihor in Egypt to the entrance of Bo and Hamath in order to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.6David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim and is called by the Name.7They transported the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.8David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.9When they reached the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark because the oxen had stumbled.10The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark, so that he died there before God.11David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah; therefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.12David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"13So David did not take the ark with him into the city of David but diverted it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.14The ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything that belonged to him.