2 Samuel 6:5-15 - Uzzah And The Ark

⁵ David and all the Israelites danced and sang with all their might to honor Jehovah. They played harps, lyres, drums, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

⁶ As they came to the threshing place of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the Ark of the Covenant. ⁷ At once Jehovah God became angry with Uzzah. He killed him because of his irreverence. Uzzah died there beside the Ark of the Covenant. ⁸ Because of that the place has been called Perez Uzzah (breakthrough of Uzzah) ever since. David was furious because Jehovah punished Uzzah in anger. ⁹ Then David was afraid of Jehovah and said: How can I take the Ark of the Covenant with me now? ¹⁰ So he decided not to take it with him to Jerusalem. Instead, he turned off the road and took it to the house of Obed Edom, a native of the city of Gath. ¹¹ The Ark of Jehovah stayed at the home of Obed Edom from Gath for three months. Jehovah blessed Obed Edom and his whole family.

¹² King David was told: Jehovah has blessed Obed Edom's home and everything he owns because of the Ark of God. Then David joyfully went to get the Ark of God from Obed Edom's house and bring it to the City of David. ¹³ When those who carried the Ark of Jehovah walked six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. ¹⁴ Wearing a linen ephod, David danced in Jehovah's presence with all his might. ¹⁵ He and the entire nation of Israel brought the Ark of Jehovah with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams' horns.