1 Chronicles 13:5

13:5 So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River ¹  in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, ²  to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.

1 Chronicles 13:7

13:7 They transported the ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart,

1 Chronicles 13:9-10

13:9 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of ³  the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 13:10 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, ⁴  he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. ⁵  He died right there before God. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 13:12-13

13:12 David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?” 13:13 So David did not move the ark to the City of David; ⁷  he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

1 Chronicles 15:3

15:3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem ⁸  to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:12

15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:15

15:15 The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

1 Chronicles 15:25-28

15:25 So David, the leaders of Israel, and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with celebration. 15:26 When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 15:27 David was wrapped in a linen robe, as were all the Levites carrying the ark, the musicians, and Kenaniah the supervisor of transport and the musicians; ⁹  David also wore a linen ephod. ¹⁰  15:28 All Israel brought up the ark of the Lord’s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

1 Chronicles 16:1

David Leads in Worship

16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings ¹¹  before God.

1 Chronicles 16:4

16:4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:18

28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar.

He gave him ¹²  the blueprint for the seat ¹³  of the gold cherubim that spread their wings ¹⁴  and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

[13:5]  ¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[13:5]  ² tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”

[13:9]  ³ tn Or “to steady.”

[13:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”

[13:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.”

[13:10]  ⁷ sn The modern reader might think God seemed to overreact here, but Israel needed a vivid object lesson of God’s holiness. By loading the ark on a cart, David had violated the instructions in God’s law (Exod 25:12-14; Num 4:5-6, 15). Uzzah’s action, however innocent it may seem, betrayed a certain lack of reverence for God’s presence. God had to remind his people that his holiness could not under any circumstances be violated.

[13:13]  ⁷ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[15:3]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the leader, the lifting up, the musicians.” See also the note on the word “matter” in v. 22.

[15:27]  ¹² sn An ephod was a priestly garment worn over the robe.

[16:1]  ¹³ tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”

[28:18]  ¹⁵ tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:18]  ¹⁶ tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).

[28:18]  ¹⁷ tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).