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And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in [a]the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of [b]fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with [c]castanets, and with cymbals.

And 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 [d]stumbled.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:4 Or, Gibeah
  2. 2 Samuel 6:5 Or, cypress-wood
  3. 2 Samuel 6:5 Or, sistra
  4. 2 Samuel 6:6 Or, were restive. Or, threw it down

with the ark of God on it,[a] and Ahio was walking in front of it. David and all Israel were celebrating(A) with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,[b] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.(B)

When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of(C) the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:4 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text cart and they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill
  2. 2 Samuel 6:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 13:8) songs