2 Samuel 6

1And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

1David again gathered all the elite troops of Israel, thirty thousand men in total.

2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Jehovah of hosts that sitteth above the cherubim.

2David and all the people who were with him went to Baale-judah to bring back the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Armies, who sits enthroned between the cherubim.

3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

3They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of Abinadab’s house on the hill; Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were driving the new cart.

4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

4They brought it with the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on the hill, and Ahio walked in front of the ark.

5And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

5David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cedar wood, along with harps, lyres, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

6And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.

6When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out and grabbed the ark of God.

7And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

7The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down right there because of his irreverent act; so he died there beside the ark of God.

8And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-uzzah, unto this day.

8David was angry because the LORD’s outburst had killed Uzzah; that place is still called Perez-uzzah to this day.

9And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?

9David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, 'How can the ark of the LORD ever come to stay with me?'

10So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

10So David was not willing to move the ark of the LORD into the City of David; instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

11And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Jehovah blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.

11The ark of the LORD stayed at the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.

12And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.

12King David was told, 'The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owns because of the ark of God.' So David went and brought up the ark of God from Obed-edom’s house to the City of David with great celebration.

13And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

13When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

14And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

14David danced before the LORD with all his might, wearing a linen priestly garment.

15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

15So David and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts of joy and the sounding of trumpets.

16And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.

16As the ark of the LORD entered the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of a window; when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she felt contempt for him in her heart.

17And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

17They brought the ark of the LORD in and set it in its place inside the tent David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

18And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.

18When David finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies.

19And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed every one to his house.

19Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins to every person in the whole crowd of Israel—both men and women. Then everyone went home.

20Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

20When David returned to bless his own family, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him and said, 'How distinguished the king of Israel looked today, stripping off his robes in front of the servant girls of his officials like some vulgar person would!'

21And David said unto Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Jehovah, over Israel: therefore will I play before Jehovah.

21David said to Michal, 'I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father or anyone in his family to make me leader over the LORD’s people, Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD!

22And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.

22I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humbled in my own eyes. But I will be honored by those servant girls you mentioned.'

23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

23And Michal, the daughter of Saul, remained childless until the day she died.