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And they [a]drove the ark of God on (A)a new cart that they might bring it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill; and [b]Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart. So (B)they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark. Now David and all the house of Israel (C)were celebrating before Yahweh (D)with all kinds of instruments made of [c]fir wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:3 Lit caused to ride
  2. 2 Samuel 6:3 Or Uzza, cf. 1 Chr 13:7
  3. 2 Samuel 6:5 Or cypress

They set the ark of God on a new cart(A) and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.(B) Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart with the ark of God on it,[a] and Ahio was walking in front of it. David and all Israel were celebrating(C) with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,[b] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.(D)

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:4 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text cart and they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill
  2. 2 Samuel 6:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 13:8) songs