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David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the Name, even the name of the LORD of Armies who sits above the cherubim.

They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

They brought it out of Abinadab’s house which was in the hill, with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark.

David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark and took hold of it, for the cattle stumbled.

The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.

David was displeased because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah to this day.

David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How could the LORD’s ark come to me?”

So David would not move the LORD’s ark to be with him in David’s city; but David carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house.

The LORD’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.

King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.

When those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

As the LORD’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies.

He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed, each to his own house.

Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants’ maids, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will celebrate before the LORD.

I will be yet more undignified than this, and will be worthless in my own sight. But the maids of whom you have spoken will honor me.”

Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

وعادَ داوُدُ وجَمَعَ كُلَّ المُنتَخَبينَ في إِسْرائيل، وكانوا ثَلاثينَ أَلْفًا

ونَهَضَ داوُدُ ومَضى بِكُلِّ الشَّعبِ الَّذي معَه مِن بَعلَةَ يَهوذا، لِيُصعِدوا مِن هُناكَ تابوتَ اللهِ الَّذي يُدْعى الٱسم، ٱسمَ رَبِّ القُوَّاتِ، الجالِسِ على الكَروبين

فجَعَلوا تابوتَ اللهِ على عَجَلَةٍ جَديدة، وحَمَلوه مِن بَيتِ أَبينادابَ الَّذي في الأَكَمَة، وكانَ عُزَّا وأَحْيو، ٱبْنا أَبيناداب، يَقودانِ العَجَلةَ

مع تابوتِ الله، وكانَ أَحْيو يَسيرُ أَمامَ التَّابوت

وكانَ داوُدُ وكُلُّ بَيتِ إِسْرائيلَ يَلعَبونَ أَمامَ الرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ آلةٍ مِنَ السَّرْوِ بِالكِنَّاراتِ والعيدانِ والدُّفوفِ والجُنوكِ والصُّنوج

فلَمَّا وَصَلوا إِلى بَيدَرِ نَكون، مَدَّ عُزَّا يَدَه إِلى تابوتِ اللهِ فأَمسَكَه، لِأَنَّ الثِّيرانَ كانت قد تَعَثَّرَت

فٱشتَدَّ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ على عُزَّا، وضَرَبَه اللهُ هُناكَ بِسَبَبِ هَفوَتِه، فماتَ هُناكَ عِندَ تابوتِ الله

فغَضِبَ داوُدُ من هُجومِ الرَّبِّ على عُزَّا، ولِذٰلك دُعِيَ ذٰلك المَكانُ فرآصَ عُزَّا إِلى هٰذا اليَوم

وخافَ داوُدُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ في ذٰلك اليَومِ وقال: «كَيفَ يَنزِلُ تابوتُ الرَّبِّ عِنْدي؟»

ولَم يَشَأْ داوُدُ أَن يُمالَ إِلَيه بِتابوتِ الرَّبِّ إِلى مَدينَةِ داوُد. فأَخَذَه داوُدُ إِلى بَيتِ عوبيدَ أَدومَ الجَتِّيّ

فبَقِيَ تابوتُ الرَّبِّ في بَيتِ عوبيدَ أَدومَ الجَتِّيِّ ثَلاثَةَ أَشهُرٍ، فبارَكَ الرَّبُّ عوبيدَ أَدومَ وكُلَّ بَيتِه

فأُخبِرَ المَلِكُ داوُدُ وقيلَ لَه إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قد بارَكَ عوبيدَ أَدومَ وكُلَّ ما لَه بِسَبَبِ تابوتِ الله. فمَضى داوُدُ وأَصعَدَ تابوتَ اللهِ بِفَرَحٍ مِن بَيتِ عوبيدَ أَدومَ إِلى مَدينَةِ داود

ولَمَّا خَطا حامِلو تابوتِ الرَّبِّ سِتَّ خَطَوات، ذَبَحَ ثَورًا وعِجْلًا مُسَمَّنًا

وكانَ داوُدُ يَرقُصُ ويَدورُ على نَفسِه بِكُلِّ قُوَّتِه أَمام الرَّبّ، وكانَ داوُدُ مُتَمَنطِقًا بِأَفودٍ مِن كَتَّان

وأَصعَدَ داوُدُ وكُلُّ بَيتِ إِسْرائيلَ تابوتَ الرَّبِّ بِالهُتافِ وصَوتِ البوق

ولَمَّا دَخَلَ تابوتُ الرَّبِّ مَدينَةَ داوُد، أَطَلَّت ميكالُ ٱبنَةُ شاوُلَ مِنَ النَّافِذَة، ورأَتِ المَلِكَ داوُدَ يَطفِرُ ويَرقُصُ أَمامَ الرَّبّ، فٱزدَرَته في قَلبِها

وأَدخَلوا تابوتَ الرَّبِّ وأَقاموه في مَكانِه، في وَسَطِ الخَيمَةِ الَّتي نَصَبَها لَه داوُد، وأَصعَدَ داوُدُ مُحرَقاتٍ أَمامَ الرَّبِّ وذَبائِحَ سَلامِيَّة

ولَمَّا ٱنتَهى داوُدُ مِن إِصْعادِ المُحرَقاتِ والذَّبائِحِ السَّلامِيَّة، بارَكَ الشَّعبَ بِٱسمِ رَبِّ القُوَّات

ووَزَّعَ على كُلِّ الشَّعبِ، على كُلِّ جُمْهورِ إِسْرائيل، رِجالًا ونِساءً، لِكُلِّ واحِدٍ رَغيفَ خُبزٍ وكَعكَةَ بَلَحٍ وقُرْصَ زَبيب، وٱنصَرَفَ الشَّعبُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ إِلى بَيتِه

ورَجَعَ داوُدُ لِيُبارِكَ بَيتَه، فخَرَجَت ميكالُ ٱبنَةُ شاوُلَ للِقاءِ داوُد، وقالَت: «ما أَمجَدَ مَلِكَ إِسْرائيلَ اليَومَ، حَيثُ تَعَرَّى اليَومَ في عُيونِ إِماءِ عَبيدِه، كما يَتَعَرَّى أَحَدُ الَّذينَ لا خَيرَ فيهم!»

فقالَ داوُدُ لِميكال: «إِنَّما كانَ ذٰلك أَمامَ الرَّبِّ الَّذي ٱخْتارَني على أَبيكِ وعلى كُلِّ بَيتِه، لِيُقيمَني رَئيسًا على شَعبِ الرَّبِّ على إِسْرائيل. لِذٰلك لَعِبتُ أَمامَ الرَّبّ

ولقَد أَتصاغَرُ دونَ ذٰلك وأَكونُ دَنيئًا في عَينَي نَفْسي. ولٰكِنَّني أَتَمَجَّدُ في عُيونِ تِلكَ الإِماءِ الَّتي ذَكَرتِها»

ولم تَلِدْ ميكالُ ٱبنَةُ شاوُلَ وَلَدًا إِلى يَومَ ماتَت