Ark Cart Jolts And Uzzah Reaches Toward It

1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2David 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, the name of Yahweh of Armies, who is enthroned above the cherubim.

3They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart.

4They carried it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, with the ark of God, and Ahio was walking before the ark.

5And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before Yahweh with all kinds of cypress wood instruments, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

6When they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzza reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen stumbled.

7And the anger of Yahweh burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for the error, and he died there beside the ark of God.