| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. | 1David again assembled all the fit young men in Israel: thirty thousand. |
| 2And 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. | 2He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah. The ark bears the Name, the name of the LORD of Armies who is enthroned between the cherubim. |
| 3And they carried the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart, | 3They set the ark of God on a new cart and transported it from Abinadab's house, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the cart |
| 4with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark. | 4and brought it with the ark of God from Abinadab's house on the hill. Ahio walked in front of the ark. |
| 5And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. | 5David and the whole house of Israel were dancing before the LORD with all kinds of fir wood instruments, lyres, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals. |
| 6And 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. | 6When they came to Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it because the oxen had stumbled. |
| 7And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God. | 7Then the LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him dead on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there next to the ark of God. |
| 8And David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day. | 8David was angry because of the LORD's outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is today. |
| 9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?” | 9David feared the LORD that day and said, "How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?" |
| 10So David was not willing to take the ark of the LORD into the city of David. But David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. | 10So he was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. |
| 11And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household. | 11The ark of the LORD remained in his house three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his whole family. |
| 12And it was told King David, “The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing. | 12It was reported to King David: "The LORD has blessed Obed-edom's family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God." So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom's house to the city of David with rejoicing. |
| 13And when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. | 13When those carrying the ark of the LORD advanced six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. |
| 14And David danced before the LORD with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod. | 14David was dancing with all his might before the LORD wearing a linen ephod. |
| 15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the horn. | 15He and the whole house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of the ram's horn. |
| 16As the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart. | 16As the ark of the LORD was entering the city of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart. |
| 17And they brought in the ark of the LORD and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. | 17They brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the LORD's presence. |
| 18And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts | 18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies. |
| 19and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed, each to his house. | 19Then he distributed a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake to each one in the entire Israelite community, both men and women. Then all the people went home. |
| 20And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants’ female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” | 20When David returned home to bless his household, Saul's daughter Michal came out to meet him. "How the king of Israel honored himself today!" she said. "He exposed himself today in the sight of the slave girls of his subjects like a vulgar person would expose himself." |
| 21And David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the LORD—and I will celebrate before the LORD. | 21David replied to Michal, "It was before the LORD who chose me over your father and his whole family to appoint me ruler over the LORD's people Israel. I will dance before the LORD, |
| 22I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor.” | 22and I will dishonor myself and humble myself even more. However, by the slave girls you spoke about, I will be honored." |
| 23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. | 23And Saul's daughter Michal had no child to the day of her death. |
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