1 Chronicles 13:3

The Ark Brought from Kirjath Jearim

1 Then David consulted with the ^acaptains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the Lord our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are ^aleft in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us;

3 and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, ^afor we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.”

4 Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

5 So ^aDavid gathered all Israel together, from ^bShihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God ^cfrom Kirjath Jearim.

6 And David and all Israel went up to ^aBaalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, ^bwho dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed.

7 So they¹ carried the ark of God ^aon a new cart ^bfrom the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

8 Then ^aDavid and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with¹ singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.

9 And when they came to¹ Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen² stumbled.

10 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him ^abecause he put his hand to the ark; and he ^bdied there before God.

11 And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called¹ Perez Uzza to this day.

12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”

13 So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 13:3

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American Standard Version
and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.

Amplified® Bible
And let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it during the days of Saul.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 13:2)

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

Good News Bible
Then we will go and get God's Covenant Box, which was ignored while Saul was king."

King James Version
And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.

New American Standard Bible
and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."

New International Version
Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during the reign of Saul."

New King James Version
and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."

Revised Standard Version
Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us; for we neglected it in the days of Saul."

Young's Literal Translation
and we bring round the ark of our God unto us, for we sought Him not in the days of Saul.'

New English Translation
Let’s move the ark of our God back here,¹ for we did not seek his will² throughout Saul’s reign.”³

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