13 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, with every prince.

² And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere, that are left in all the lands of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;

³ and let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we inquired not of it in the days of Saul.

⁴ And all the congregation said that they should do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

⁵ And David assembled all Israel from the Shihor of Egypt unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

⁶ And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, of Jehovah, who sitteth between the cherubim, whose name is placed [there].

⁷ And they carried the ark of God on a new cart out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

⁸ And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

⁹ And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen had stumbled.

¹⁰ And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he had put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

¹¹ And David was indignant; for Jehovah had made a breach upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-Uzza to this day.

¹² And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?

¹³ And David brought not the ark home unto himself into the city of David, but he carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

¹⁴ And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.

14 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

² And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted, because of his people Israel.

³ And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begot more sons and daughters.

⁴ And these are the names of the children which he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

⁵ and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,

⁶ and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

⁷ and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

⁸ And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard [of it], and went out against them.

⁹ And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁰ And David inquired of God saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to him, Go up; and I will give them into thy hand.

¹¹ And they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God has broken in upon mine enemies by my hand, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

¹² And they left their gods there; and David commanded, and they were burned with fire.

¹³ And the Philistines yet again spread themselves in the valley.

¹⁴ And David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Go not up after them; turn round them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.

¹⁵ And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God will have gone forth before thee to smite the army of the Philistines.

¹⁶ And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

¹⁷ And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Jehovah brought the fear of him upon all the nations.