1 Chronicles 13:7

7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of ¹Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio^[a] were driving 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 assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord who sits enthroned above the cherubim.

7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart.

8 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.

9 And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

Cross References

• 1. 13:7 [1 Sam. 7:1]

Footnotes

• [a] 13:7 Or 'and his brother'