The Covenant Box Is Brought to Jerusalem
(1 Chronicles 13.1-141 15.25—16.6,43)1 Once more David called together the best soldiers in Israel, a total of thirty thousand men, 2 and led them to Baalah in Judah, in order to bring from there God's Covenant Box, bearing the name of the Lord Almighty, whose throne is above the winged creatures. 3 They took it from Abinadab's home on the hill and placed it on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the cart, 4 with Ahio walking in front. 5 David and all the Israelites were dancing and singing with all their might to honor the Lord. They were playing harps, lyres, drums, rattles, and cymbals.
6 As they came to the threshing place of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the Covenant Box. 7 At once the Lord God became angry with Uzzah and killed him because of his irreverence. Uzzah died there beside the Covenant Box, 8 and so that place has been called Perez Uzzah ever since. David was furious because the Lord had punished Uzzah in anger.
9 Then David was afraid of the Lord and said, “How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?” 10 So he decided not to take it with him to Jerusalem; instead, he turned off the road and took it to the house of Obed Edom, a native of the city of Gath. 11 It stayed there three months, and the Lord blessed Obed Edom and his family.
12 King David heard that because of the Covenant Box the Lord had blessed Obed Edom's family and all that he had; so he got the Covenant Box from Obed's house to take it to Jerusalem with a great celebration. 13 After the men carrying the Covenant Box had gone six steps, David had them stop while he offered the Lord a sacrifice of a bull and a fattened calf. 14 David, wearing only a linen cloth around his waist, danced with all his might to honor the Lord. 15 And so he and all the Israelites took the Covenant Box up to Jerusalem with shouts of joy and the sound of trumpets.
16 As the Box was being brought into the city, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and jumping around in the sacred dance, and she was disgusted with him. 17 They brought the Box and put it in its place in the Tent that David had set up for it. Then he offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to the Lord. 18 When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty 19 and distributed food to them all. He gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a piece of roasted meat, and some raisins. Then everyone went home.
20 Afterward, when David went home to greet his family, Michal came out to meet him. “The king of Israel made a big name for himself today!” she said. “He exposed himself like a fool in the sight of the servant women of his officials!”
21 David answered, “I was dancing to honor the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and his family to make me the leader of his people Israel. And I will go on dancing to honor the Lord, 22 and will disgrace myself even more. You may think I am nothing, but those women will think highly of me!”
23 Michal, Saul's daughter, never had any children.
Dāvids ved Dieva šķirstu uz Jeruzālemi
(1L 13:1–141L 15:25–16:3)1 Dāvids atkal saaicināja visus Israēla karaspēka izlases vīrus – trīsdesmit tūkstošus. 2 Dāvids un visi viņa ļaudis cēlās un gāja uz Baalu Jūdā, lai atnestu Dieva šķirstu, kas tiek saukts viņa vārdā – Pulku Kunga vārdā, kurš mīt starp ķerubiem. 3 Dieva šķirstu jaunos ratos veda no Abīnādāva nama, kas kalnā. Abīnādāva dēli Uza un Ahjo vadīja jaunos ratus 4 un kopā ar Dieva šķirstu izbrauca no Abīnādāva nama, kas kalnā. Ahjo gāja šķirstam pa priekšu. 5 Dāvids un viss Israēla nams gavilēja Kunga priekšā ar visiem koka mūzikas instrumentiem – lirām, arfām, tamburīniem, kastaņetēm un cimbolēm.
6 Kad viņi nonāca līdz Nahona klonam, Uza pasniedzās pie Dieva šķirsta un satvēra to, jo vērši paklupa. 7 Tad Kungs iedegās dusmās pret Uzu, un Dievs viņu tūdaļ sita par viņa kļūmi, un viņš nokrita miris līdzās Dieva šķirstam. 8 Dāvids sadrūma par to, ka Kunga trieciens satrieca Uzu, to vietu viņš nosauca Perec-Uza . Tā to sauc līdz šai dienai. 9 Dāvids bijās Kunga un sacīja: “Kā gan lai Kunga šķirsts nāk pie manis!” 10 Dāvids negribēja vest Kunga šķirstu sev līdzi uz Dāvida pilsētu un novietoja to gatieša Obēd-Edoma namā. 11 Kunga šķirsts palika gatieša Obēd-Edoma namā trīs mēnešus, un Kungs svētīja Obēd-Edomu un visu viņa namu.
12 Kad ķēniņam Dāvidam pastāstīja, ka Kungs Dieva šķirsta dēļ ir svētījis Obēd-Edoma namu un visu, kas tam, Dāvids ar līksmību gāja nest Dieva šķirstu no Obēd-Edoma nama uz Dāvida pilsētu. 13 Kad Kunga šķirsta nesēji bija pagājuši sešus soļus, viņš upurēja vērsi un nobarotu lopu. 14 Dāvids, cik spēka, dejoja Kunga priekšā, viņš bija apjozies ar linu efodu. 15 Dāvids un viss Israēla nams ar prieka saucieniem un tauru skaņām ienesa pilsētā Kunga šķirstu. 16 Kad Kunga šķirsts nonāca Dāvida pilsētā, Saula meita Mīhala bija izliekusies pa logu. Viņa redzēja ķēniņu Dāvidu lēkājam un dejojam Kunga priekšā un sāka to nicināt.
17 Kunga šķirstu atnesa un nolika savā vietā – teltī, ko Dāvids tam bija uzslējis. Dāvids upurēja Kunga priekšā sadedzināmos upurus un miera upurus. 18 Kad Dāvids bija beidzis upurēt sadedzināmos upurus un miera upurus, viņš svētīja tautu Pulku Kunga vārdā. 19 Visam Israēla pulkam, visai tautai – gan vīriem, gan sievām –, Dāvids izdalīja pa maizei, cepumam un vīnogu plācenim. Tad tie devās katrs uz savām mājām.
20 Kad Dāvids pārnāca, lai svētītu savu namu, Saula meita Mīhala iznāca viņam pretī un teica: “Nu gan godājams šodien bija Israēla ķēniņš – izģērbies verdzeņu un vergu priekšā, izģērbies kā tāds salašņa!” 21 Dāvids teica Mīhalai: “Nē, Kunga priekšā, kas mani izredzējis būt pārākam par tavu tēvu un visu viņa namu un iecēlis mani par valdnieku Kunga tautai Israēlam. Un es līksmoju Kunga priekšā! 22 Pat ja es būtu vēl vairāk izmeties un kailāks, šīm verdzenēm, par kurām tu runāji, es būtu godājams!” 23 Un Saula meita Mīhala palika bez bērniem visu mūžu.
