1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 13
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1 Chronicles 13 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And said unto all the congregation of , If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of , and with them also to the priests and which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: And let us bring again the of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of . And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. So gathered all together, from Shihor of even unto the entering of , to bring from -jearim. And went up, and all , to , that is, to -jearim, which belonged to , to bring up thence the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called it. And they carried in a new cart out of the house of : and and drave the cart. And and all played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. And when they came unto the threshingfloor of , Uzza forth his hand to hold the ; for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against , and he smote him, because he his hand to the : and there he died before God. And was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon : wherefore that place is called -uzza to this day. And was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring home to me? So brought not the home to himself to the city of , but carried it aside into the house of - the . And remained with the family of - in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of -, and all that he had.