1 ¶ Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2 And David arose, and went with all the people who were with him to Baale of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is the LORD of hosts who dwells between the cherubim.

3 And they placed the ark of God on a new cart, and took it from the house of Abinadab which was in Gibeah: and the sons of Abinadab, Uzzah and Ahio, were guiding the new cart.

4 And they drove the cart, with the ark of God, away from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill: and Ahio walked before the ark.

5 Meanwhile David and all the house of Israel were dancing before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, and with harps, psalteries, tambourines, cornets, and cymbals.

6 ¶ And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God, and took hold of it; because the oxen shook it.

7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him dead on the spot because of his error; and he died there next to the ark of God.

8 And David was grieved, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzzah: and that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How can the ark of the LORD come to me?

10 So David was not willing to take the ark of the LORD into the city of David: but David took it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

11 And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obededom the Gittite for three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and his entire household.

12 ¶ And king David was told, The LORD has blessed the house of Obededom, and everything that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought the ark of God up from the house of Obededom into the city of David with rejoicing.

13 And when those who carried the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; wearing a linen ephod.

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

16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked out of a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had set up for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

18 And as soon as David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

19 And he distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each one a cake of bread, a good portion of meat, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed each to his house.

20 ¶ Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious the king of Israel looked today, removing his robes today for his servants’ maids to see, as some worthless fellow would shamelessly uncover himself!

21 And David said to Michal, It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and all his house, to appoint me as ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I dance before the LORD.

22 And I will make myself even more contemptible than this, and will be little in my own sight: but I will be honored by the maidservants that you spoke of.

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