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David gathered everyone from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath in the north. (A) Then he led them to Baalah in Judah, which was also called Kiriath-Jearim. They went there to get the sacred chest and bring it to Jerusalem, because it belonged to the Lord God, whose throne is above the winged creatures[a] on the lid of the chest.

The sacred chest was still at Abinadab's house,[b] and when David and the crowd arrived there, they brought the chest outside and placed it on a new ox cart. Abinadab's sons[c] Uzzah and Ahio guided the cart,

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Footnotes

  1. 13.6 winged creatures: Two golden statues of winged creatures were on top of the sacred chest and were symbols of the Lord's throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18).
  2. 13.7 The sacred chest … Abinadab's house: See 1 Samuel 6.19—7.2.
  3. 13.7 Abinadab's sons: These words are not in the Hebrew text, but see 2 Samuel 6.3.

So David assembled all Israel,(A) from the Shihor River(B) in Egypt to Lebo Hamath,(C) to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.(D) David and all Israel went to Baalah(E) of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who is enthroned between the cherubim(F)—the ark that is called by the Name.

They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s(G) house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.

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