1 Chronicles 13

The Ark Brought from Kiriath-Jearim

1 Then David consulted with the a captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are b left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; 3 "and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, c for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul." 4 Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

Uzzah and the Ark

5 So d David gathered all Israel together, from e Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God f from Kirjath Jearim. 6 And David and all Israel went up to g Baalah, 1 to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, h who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed. 7 So they 2 carried the ark of God i on a new cart j from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 8 Then k David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with 3 singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.

9 And when they came to 4 Chidon's threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen 5 stumbled. 10 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him l because he put his hand to the ark; and he m died there before God. 11 And David became angry because of the LORD's outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called 6 Perez Uzza 7 to this day. 12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?" 13 So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of ObedE'dom the Gittite. 14 n The ark of God remained with the family of ObedE'dom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed o the house of ObedE'dom and all that he had.

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 11:15
    Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
    1 Chronicles 12:34
    Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.
  2. Cross References
    1 Samuel 31:1
    Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
    Isaiah 37:4
    'It may be that the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.'"
  3. Cross References
    1 Samuel 7:1
    Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
    1 Samuel 7:2
    So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
  4. Cross References
    1 Samuel 7:5
    And Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.
  5. Cross References
    Joshua 13:3
    From Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward ( which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines - the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites.
  6. Cross References
    1 Samuel 6:21
    So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of the LORD; come down and take it up with you.
    1 Samuel 7:1
    Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
    1 Samuel 7:2
    So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 15:9
    Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around to Baalah (which is Kirjath Jearim).
    Joshua 15:60
    Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 25:22
    And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
    1 Samuel 4:4
    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
    2 Kings 19:15
    Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: "O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 4:15
    And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
    1 Samuel 6:7
    Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows which have never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart; and take their calves home, away from them.
  10. Cross References
    1 Samuel 7:1
    Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
  11. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:5
    Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the LORD on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals.
  12. Cross References
    Numbers 4:15
    And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
    1 Chronicles 15:13
    "For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order."
    1 Chronicles 15:15
    And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:2
    So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
  14. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:11
    The ark of the LORD remained in the house of ObedE'dom the Gittite three months. And the LORD blessed ObedE'dom and all his household.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 30:27
    And Laban said to him, "Please stay, if I have found favor in your eyes, for I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for your sake.
    1 Chronicles 26:4 - 8
    Moreover the sons of ObedE'dom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth.
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