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around from the Millo and inward. So David Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new
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went on and became great, and the LORD God cart. And they brought it out of the house of
of hosts was with him. Abinadab, which was on the hill, accom-
11 Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers panying the ark of God; and Ahio went before
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to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and the ark. Then David and all the house of Is-
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masons. And they built David a house. So Da- rael played music before the LORD on all kinds
vid knew that the LORD had established him as of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on
king over Israel, and that He had exalted His stringed instruments, on tambourines, on
kingdom for the sake of His people Israel. sistrums, and on cymbals.
13 And David took more concubines and 6 And when they came to Nachon’s thresh-
wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from ing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of
Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
born to David. Now these are the names of 7 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused
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those who were born to him in Jerusalem: against Uzzah, and God struck him there for
Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, his error; and he died there by the ark of God.
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Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, 8 And David became angry because of the
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and Eliphelet. LORD’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called
17 Now when the Philistines heard that they the name of the place Perez Uzzah to this day.
had anointed David king over Israel, all the 9 David was afraid of the LORD that day; and
Philistines went up to search for David. And he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to
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David heard of it and went down to the strong- me?” So David would not move the ark of the
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hold. The Philistines also went and deployed LORD with him into the City of David; but Da-
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themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. So Da- vid took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom
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vid inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up the Gittite. The ark of the LORD remained in
against the Philistines? Will You deliver them the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three
into my hand?” months. And the LORD blessed Obed-Edom
And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I and all his household.
will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your 12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The
hand.” LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and
20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and David all that belongs to him, because of the ark of
defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD God.” So David went and brought up the ark
has broken through my enemies before me, of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the
like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he City of David with gladness. And so it was,
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called the name of that place Baal Perazim. when those bearing the ark of the LORD had
21 And they left their images there, and David gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fat-
and his men carried them away. ted sheep. Then David danced before the
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22 Then the Philistines went up once again LORD with all his might; and David was wear-
and deployed themselves in the Valley of ing a linen ephod. So David and all the house
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Rephaim. Therefore David inquired of the of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with
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LORD, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.
around behind them, and come upon them in 16 Now as the ark of the LORD came into the
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front of the mulberry trees. And it shall be, City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked
when you hear the sound of marching in the through a window and saw King David leaping
tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall and whirling before the LORD; and she despised
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advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out him in her heart. So they brought the ark of
before you to strike the camp of the Philis- the LORD, and set it in its place in the midst of
tines.” And David did so, as the LORD com- the tabernacle that David had erected for it.
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manded him; and he drove back the Then David offered burnt offerings and peace
Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer. offerings before the LORD. And when David had
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Again David gathered all the choice men of finished offering burnt offerings and peace offer-
6 Israel, thirty thousand. And David arose ings, he blessed the people in the name of the
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and went with all the people who were with LORD of hosts. Then he distributed among all
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him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the people, among the whole multitude of Israel,
the ark of God, whose name is called by the both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf
Name, the LORD of Hosts, who dwells between of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So
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the cherubim. So they set the ark of God on a all the people departed, everyone to his house.
new cart, and brought it out of the house of 20 Then David returned to bless his house-
Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and hold. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out
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