1 Chronicles 13 (NET)

1 Chronicles 13:1¹David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 12:202 Chr 29:202 Chr 34:29-302 Kgs 23:11 Chr 12:141 Chr 12:322 Sam 6:1

1 Chronicles 13:2²David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, let’s spread the word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, so they may join us.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 31:1Num 4:4-201 Chr 10:71 Chr 15:2-141 Chr 6:54-811 Kgs 12:72 Chr 31:4-212 Kgs 9:152 Sam 7:2-5Exod 18:23

1 Chronicles 13:3³Let’s move the ark of our God back here, for we did not seek his will throughout Saul’s reign.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 7:1-21 Sam 23:21 Sam 14:181 Sam 14:361 Sam 22:101 Sam 22:151 Sam 23:9-12Ps 132:6

1 Chronicles 13:4⁴The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 18:202 Chr 30:42 Sam 3:36Esth 8:5

1 Chronicles 13:5⁵So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 6:21-7:11 Kgs 8:652 Sam 6:11 Chr 15:31 Chr 13:61 Kgs 4:212 Kgs 25:21Josh 13:3-6Num 34:5-8Jer 2:18

1 Chronicles 13:6⁶David and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who sits enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by his Name.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 19:15Exod 25:22Josh 15:91 Sam 4:42 Sam 6:2-11Josh 15:601 Kgs 8:16Exod 20:24Exod 23:21Isa 37:16

1 Chronicles 13:7⁷They transported the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 4:151 Chr 15:131 Chr 15:21 Sam 6:71 Sam 7:1-22 Sam 6:3

1 Chronicles 13:8⁸while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 6:5-23Ps 150:3-51 Chr 15:10-241 Chr 15:281 Chr 16:421 Chr 16:51 Chr 23:51 Chr 25:1-61 Sam 10:52 Kgs 3:15

1 Chronicles 13:9⁹When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 6:6

1 Chronicles 13:10¹⁰The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 15:151 Chr 15:13Num 4:151 Sam 6:191 Cor 11:30-322 Chr 26:16-20Josh 6:6Lev 10:1-3Num 16:35

1 Chronicles 13:11¹¹David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 6:72 Sam 6:9Deut 34:6Gen 32:32Jonah 4:4Jonah 4:9Josh 4:9

1 Chronicles 13:12¹²David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 119:1201 Kgs 8:271 Sam 5:10-111 Sam 6:20Job 25:5-6Num 17:12-13Isa 6:5Luke 5:8-9Matt 25:24

1 Chronicles 13:13¹³So David did not move the ark to the City of David; he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 15:181 Chr 26:42 Sam 6:10-111 Chr 16:51 Chr 26:82 Sam 4:3

1 Chronicles 13:14¹⁴The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom’s house for three months; the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything that belonged to him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 26:4-5Prov 10:22Prov 3:9-10Gen 30:27Gen 39:5Mal 3:10-11