⁵ David and all Israel were celebrating^(A) with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,^[a] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.^(B)

⁶ When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of^(C) the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. ⁷ The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act;^(D) therefore God struck him down,^(E) and he died there beside the ark of God.

⁸ Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath^(F) had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.^[b](G)

⁹ David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How^(H) can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?” ¹⁰ He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom^(I) the Gittite. ¹¹ The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.^(J)

¹² Now King David^(K) was told, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. ¹³ When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed^(L) a bull and a fattened calf.