1 Chronicles 13:7

7 David and his men put God's ark on a new cart from Abinadab's home. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart.

1 Chronicles 13:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:7

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).

1 Chronicles 13:7 In-Context

5 So David gathered all Israel from the Shihor River near Egypt to the border of Hamath in order to bring God's ark from Kiriath Jearim.
6 David and all Israel went to Baalah in Kiriath Jearim, which is in Judah, to bring God's ark [to Jerusalem]. (The LORD is enthroned over the angels [on the ark] where his name is used.)
7 David and his men put God's ark on a new cart from Abinadab's home. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart.
8 David and all Israel were celebrating in God's presence with all their might, with songs, with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
9 But when they came to Chidon's threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out to grab the ark.
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