Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 6

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2 Samuel 6 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 6 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

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¶ And David proceeded again to gather all the choice men in Israel,¹ thirty thousand.
Then David and all the people that were with him rose up and went to Baʹal·e-juʹdah² to bring up from there the ark³ of the [true] God, where a name is called on, the name⁴ of Jehovah of armies,⁵ sitting on the cherubs.⁶
However, they had the ark of the [true] God ride upon a new wagon,⁷ that they might carry it from the house of A·binʹa·dab,⁸ which was on the hill; and Uzʹzah and A·hiʹo,⁹ the sons of A·binʹa·dab, were leading the new wagon.
¶ So they carried it from A·binʹa·dab’s house, which was on the hill—with the ark of the [true] God; and A·hiʹo was walking ahead of the Ark.
And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before Jehovah with all sorts of instruments of juniper wood and with harps¹⁰ and with stringed instruments¹¹ and with tambourines¹² and with sistrums^[a] and with cymbals.¹³
And they came gradually as far as the threshing floor of Naʹcon,^[b] and Uzʹzah¹⁴ now thrust [his hand] out to the ark of the [true] God and grabbed hold of it,¹⁵ for the cattle nearly caused an upset.
At that Jehovah’s anger¹⁶ blazed against Uzʹzah and the [true] God struck him down¹⁷ there for the irreverent act, so that he died there close by the ark of the [true] God.¹⁸
And David became angry over the fact that Jehovah had broken through in a rupture against Uzʹzah, and that place came to be called Peʹrez-uzʹzah^[c] down to this day.¹⁹
And David became afraid of Jehovah²⁰ on that day and began to say: “How will the ark of Jehovah come to me?”²¹
And David was not willing to remove the ark of Jehovah to him at the City of David.²² So David had it carried aside to the house of Oʹbed-eʹdom²³ the Gitʹtite.²⁴
¶ And the ark of Jehovah kept dwelling at the house of Oʹbed-eʹdom the Gitʹtite three months; and Jehovah kept blessing²⁵ Oʹbed-eʹdom and all his household.²⁶
Finally the report was made to King David, saying: “Jehovah has blessed the house of Oʹbed-eʹdom and all that is his on account of the ark of the [true] God.” At that David proceeded to go and bring the ark of the [true] God out of the house of Oʹbed-eʹdom up to the City of David with rejoicing.²⁷
And it came about that when the carriers²⁸ of the ark of Jehovah had marched six steps, he immediately sacrificed a bull and a fatling.²⁹
¶ And David was dancing around before Jehovah with all his power, all the while David being girded with an ephʹod³⁰ of linen.
And David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark³¹ of Jehovah with joyful shouting³² and sound of horn.³³
And it occurred that when the ark of Jehovah came into the City of David, Miʹchal,³⁴ Saul’s daughter, herself looked down through the window and got to see King David leaping and dancing around before Jehovah; and she began to despise³⁵ him in her heart.³⁶
So they brought the ark of Jehovah in and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it;³⁷ after which David offered up burnt sacrifices³⁸ and communion sacrifices³⁹ before Jehovah.
When David was finished with offering up the burnt sacrifices and the communion sacrifices, he then blessed⁴⁰ the people in the name of Jehovah⁴¹ of armies.
Further, he apportioned⁴² to all the people, to the whole crowd of Israel, man as well as woman, to each one a ring-shaped cake of bread and a date cake and a raisin cake,⁴³ after which all the people went each to his own house.
¶ David now returned to bless his own household,⁴⁴ and Miʹchal,⁴⁵ Saul’s daughter, came on out to meet David and then said: “How glorious the king of Israel made himself today⁴⁶ when he uncovered himself today to the eyes of the slave girls of his servants, just as one of the empty-headed men^[d] uncovers himself outright!”⁴⁷
At this David said to Miʹchal: “It was before Jehovah, who^[e] chose me rather than your father and all his household to put me in command⁴⁸ as leader over Jehovah’s people Israel, and I will celebrate before Jehovah.⁴⁹
And I will make myself even more lightly esteemed than this,⁵⁰ and I will become low in my^[f] eyes; and with the slave girls whom you mentioned, with them I am determined to glorify myself.”⁵¹
So, as regards Miʹchal,⁵² Saul’s daughter, she came to have no child down to the day of her death.

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FOOTNOTES

^ Or, “musical rattles.”
^ “Chidon” in 1Ch 13:9.
^ Meaning “Rupture Against Uzzah.”
^ “Empty-headed men,” M; LXX, “dancers.”
^ “It was before Jehovah, who,” M; LXX, “Before Jehovah I shall dance. Blessed be Jehovah, who.”
^ “My,” MSyVg; LXX, “your.”

REFERENCES

^ 2Sa 5:1; 1Ki 8:1; 1Ch 13:1
^ 1Sa 7:2
^ 1Ch 13:6
^ Ex 6:3; Le 24:11; Is 42:8
^ De 20:4; 1Sa 1:3; 15:2; 1Ki 18:15; 1Ch 17:24
^ Ex 25:22; 1Sa 4:4; Ps 80:1
^ Ex 25:14; Nu 7:9; Jos 3:14
^ 1Sa 7:1
^ 1Ch 13:7
^ 1Sa 16:16
^ 1Sa 10:5; Ps 150:3
^ Ex 15:20; Ps 150:4
^ 1Ch 13:8; Ps 150:5
^ 1Ch 13:9
^ Nu 4:15, 19, 20; 1Ch 15:2; Pr 11:2; 21:24
^ Nu 12:9; 2Ki 24:20
^ Le 10:2; 1Sa 6:19
^ 1Ch 13:10
^ 1Ch 13:11
^ 1Sa 6:20; Ps 119:120
^ 1Ch 13:12
^ 2Sa 5:7
^ 1Ch 13:14; 15:25
^ 1Ch 13:13
^ Ge 30:27; 39:5; Pr 10:22; Ml 3:10
^ 1Ch 13:14
^ 1Ch 15:25; Ps 24:7; 68:24
^ Nu 4:15; 7:9; Jos 3:3; 1Ch 15:2, 15
^ 1Ch 15:26
^ 1Sa 2:18; 1Ch 15:27
^ Ex 37:1; Ps 132:8
^ 1Ch 15:16, 28; Ps 47:1
^ 2Ch 15:14; Ps 150:3
^ 1Sa 14:49; 18:20, 27; 2Sa 3:14
^ 1Ch 15:29
^ Je 17:9; Mt 15:19
^ 1Ch 15:1; 16:1; 2Ch 1:4
^ Le 1:3
^ Le 3:1; 19:5
^ 1Ki 8:55
^ 1Ch 16:2
^ 2Sa 3:36; Heb 13:16
^ 1Ch 16:3
^ 1Ch 16:43
^ 1Sa 18:27
^ Ps 69:7
^ Ex 22:28; 1Ch 15:29; Eph 5:33
^ 1Sa 13:14; 15:28; 16:1, 12; Ac 13:22
^ 2Sa 6:5, 14
^ Is 51:7; Mt 5:11
^ 1Sa 2:30; 2Sa 5:13; Ps 127:3
^ 1Sa 14:49; 2Sa 6:16

Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 6

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