1 Chronicles 13
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David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader.
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And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and from the Lord our God, let us send abroad to our brothers d who remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us.
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Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, e for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."
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All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
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f So David assembled all Israel g from the h Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God i from Kiriath-jearim.
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j And David and all Israel went up to k Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord who l sits enthroned above the cherubim.
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And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of m Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.
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And David and all Israel were rejoicing before God with all their might, with song and n lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.
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And when they came to the threshing floor of o Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled.
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And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down p because he put out his hand to the ark, and q he died there before God.
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And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
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And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
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So David did not take the ark home into the city of David, but took it aside to the house r of Obed-edom the Gittite.
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And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. s And the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 31:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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1 Samuel 7:1 - 2
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 15:3
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Samuel 6:1
David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
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1 Kings 8:65
So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days.
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Numbers 34:5
And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea.
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1 Samuel 6:21
So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to you.
1 Samuel 7:1
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 13:6 - 14
And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord who sits enthroned above the cherubim.
2 Samuel 6:2 - 11
And David 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 of the Lord of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim.
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Joshua 15:9
Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah ( that is, Kiriath-jearim).
Joshua 15:60
Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
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1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 7:1
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 15:16
David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
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2 Samuel 6:6
And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
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1 Chronicles 15:13
Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.
1 Chronicles 15:15
And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord.
Numbers 4:15
And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.
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Leviticus 10:2
And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 25:24
And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
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1 Chronicles 26:4 - 5
And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth.
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