1 Chronicles 13

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 David conferred with the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds, in fact with al the leaders.	1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and with all the commanders.
2 Then, to the whole assembly of Israel, David said, 'If this has your approval, and if Yahweh our Godwil s it so, we shal send messengers to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also tothe priests and Levites in their towns and pasture lands, bidding them join us.	2 And he said to all the assembly of Israel: If it please you; and if the words which I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the rest of our brethren into all the countries of Israel, and to the priests, and the Levites, that dwell in the suburbs of the cities, to gather themselves to us,
3 And then we will go and recover the ark of our God, for in the days of Saul we neglected to do it.'	3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought it not in the days of Saul.
4 The whole assembly agreed to this, because al the people thought that this was the right thing to do.	4 And all the multitude answered that it should be so: for the word pleased all the people.
5 So David summoned al Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to the Pass of Hamath, to bring the ark of Godfrom Kiriath-Jearim.	5 So David assembled all Israel from Sihor of Egypt, even to the entering into Emath, to bring the ark of God from Cariathiarim.
6 David and al Israel then went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-Jearim in Judah, from there to bring up the arkof God, which bears the title 'Yahweh enthroned on the winged creatures'.	6 And David went up with all the men of Israel to the hill of Cariathiarim which is in Juda, to bring thence the ark of the Lord God sitting upon the cherubims, where his name is called upon.
7 They transported the ark of God out of Abinadab's house on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio drove thecart.	7 And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, out of the house of Abinadab. And Oza and his brother drove the cart.
8 David and al Israel danced before God with al their might, singing to the accompaniment of harps,lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.	8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might with hymns, and with harps, and with psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpets,
9 When they came to the threshing-floor of the Javelin, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark,as the oxen were making it tilt.	9 And when they came to the floor of Chidon, Oza put forth his hand, to hold up the ark: for the ox being wanton had made it lean a little on one side.
10 This roused Yahweh's anger against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had laid his handon the Ark, and there he died before God.	10 And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.
11 David resented Yahweh's having broken out against Uzzah, and the place was given the namePerez-Uzzah, which it stil has today.	11 And David was troubled because the Lord had divided Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza to this day.
12 That day David felt afraid of God. 'How can I bring the ark of God to be with me?' he said.	12 And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?
13 So David did not take the ark with him into the City of David but had it put in the house of Obed-Edom of Gath.	13 And therefore he brought it not home to himself, that is, into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gethite.
14 The ark of God remained with Obed-Edom, in his house, for three months, and Yahweh blessedObed-Edom's family and everything that belonged to him.	14 And the ark of God remained in the house of Obededom three months: and the Lord blessed his house, and all that he had.