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David and his men put God's ark on a new cart from Abinadab's home. Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart.
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David and all Israel were celebrating in God's presence with all their might, with songs, with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
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But when they came to Chidon's threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out to grab the ark.
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The LORD became angry with Uzzah and killed him for reaching for the ark. He died in God's presence.
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David was angry because the LORD had struck Uzzah so violently. (That place is still called Perez Uzzah [The Striking of Uzzah] today.)
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David was afraid of God that day. "How can I bring God's ark to my [city]?" he asked.
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So he didn't bring God's ark to his [home], the City of David. Instead, he rerouted it to the home of Obed Edom, who was from Gath.
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God's ark stayed at the home of Obed Edom with his family for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed Edom's family and everything he owned.