11 Thus the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord (A)blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God.” (B)David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into (C)the city of David with gladness. 13 And so it was, that when the (D)bearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an (E)ox and a fatling.

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