1 And David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
2 And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale-Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God which is called by the name, the name of Jehovah of hosts who sitteth between the cherubim.
3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was upon the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
4 And they brought it with the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab which was upon the hill; and Ahio went before the ark.
5 And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah on all manner of {instruments made of} cypress wood, with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with sistra, and with cymbals.
6 And when they came to Nachon's threshing-floor, Uzzah reached after the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen had stumbled.
7 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
8 And David was indignant, because Jehovah had made a breach upon Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-Uzzah to this day.
9 And David was afraid of Jehovah that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?
10 So David would not bring the ark of Jehovah home unto himself into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months; and Jehovah blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
12 And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that is his, 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.
13 And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.
14 And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
15 And David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it. And David offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
18 And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.
19 And he dealt to all the people, to the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a measure {of wine}, and a raisin-cake. And all the people departed every one to his house.
20 And David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How honourable did the king of Israel make himself to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the lewd fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!
21 And David said to Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me rather than thy father, and than all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of Jehovah, over Israel; and I played before Jehovah.
22 And I will make myself yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and of the handmaids that thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.
1 Tornou Davi a ajuntar todos os escolhidos de Israel, em número de trinta mil.
2 Levantou-se e partiu com todo o povo que estava com ele de Baalim de Judá, para fazerem subir de lá a arca de Deus, a qual é chamada pelo nome de Jeová dos exércitos, que se assenta sobre os querubins.
3 Puseram a arca de Deus sobre um carro novo, e levaram-na da casa de Abinadabe, que estava sobre o outeiro; Uzá e Aiô, filhos de Abinadabe, guiavam o carro novo.
4 Levaram-no com a arca de Deus, da casa de Abinadabe, que estava sobre o outeiro; e Aiô ia adiante da arca.
5 Davi e toda a casa de Israel dançavam diante de Jeová com todas as suas forças, com cânticos, e ao som de harpas, e saltérios, e tambores, e pandeiros, e címbalos.
6 Quando chegaram à eira de Nacom, lançou Uzá a mão à arca de Deus, e pegou nela, porque os bois tropeçaram.
7 A ira de Jeová se acendeu contra Uzá, e Deus o feriu ali pela sua temeridade. Uzá ali morreu junto à arca de Deus.
8 Desgostou-se Davi, porque Jeová ferira a Uzá. Ficou-se chamando aquele lugar Peres-Uzá até o dia de hoje.
9 Davi teve medo de Jeová naquele dia, e disse: Como virá a mim a arca de Jeová?
10 Não quis Davi remover a arca de Jeová para junto de si na cidade de Davi, mas fê-la entrar na casa de Obede-Edom de Gete.
11 Ficou a arca de Jeová três meses na casa de Obede-Edom de Gete, e Jeová o abençoou juntamente com toda a sua casa.
12 Foi dito ao rei Davi: Jeová tem abençoado a casa de Obede-Edom, e tudo o que lhe pertence, por causa da arca de Deus. Foi Davi e trouxe com alegria da casa de Obede-Edom a arca de Deus para a cidade de Davi.
13 Quando os que levavam a arca de Jeová, tinham dado seis passos, sacrificava ele um boi e um animal cevado.
14 Davi dançava diante de Jeová com todas as suas forças, cingido dum efode de linho.
15 Assim Davi e toda a casa de Israel traziam a arca de Jeová, com júbilo e ao som de trombetas.
16 Ao entrar a arca de Jeová na cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, olhou duma janela, e viu ao rei Davi saltando e dançando diante de Jeová; e no seu coração ela o desprezou.
17 Introduziram a arca de Jeová, e puseram-na no seu lugar, no meio da tenda que Davi lhe armara; e Davi ofereceu holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas diante de Jeová.
18 Tendo Davi acabado de oferecer o holocausto e as ofertas pacíficas, abençoou o povo em nome de Jeová dos exércitos.
19 A todo o povo, a toda a multidão de Israel, tanto a homens como a mulheres, distribuiu a cada um um bolo de pão, um pedaço de carne e um cacho de passas. Assim se retirou todo o povo, cada um para sua casa.
20 Então voltou Davi para abençoar a sua casa. Mical, filha de Saul, saiu a receber a Davi, e disse: Que glória teve hoje o rei de Israel, descobrindo-se aos olhos das servas dos seus vassalos, como se descobre um indivíduo qualquer.
21 Davi respondeu a Mical: Diante de Jeová eu estava dançando. Bendito seja Jeová que me escolheu, preferindo-me a teu pai, e a toda a sua casa, para príncipe sobre o povo de Jeová, sobre Israel, por isso dançarei diante de Jeová.
22 Ainda mais do que isso me envilecerei, e me humilharei aos meus olhos; porém das servas, de que falaste, serei na verdade honrado.
23 Mical, filha de Saul, não teve filhos até o dia da sua morte.