The chapter where a man dies steadying the ark and a king sheds his royal dignity to dance in the streets - and God honors one and judges the other.

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Lyrics

Again David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel Thirty thousand and David arose and went with all the people That were with him from Baale Judah

To bring up from thence the ark of God whose name is called By the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubim And they set the ark of God upon a new cart

And brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drove the new cart

And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah Accompanying the ark of God and Ahio went before the ark

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD With all manner of instruments made of fir wood And with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels and with cornets And with cymbals

And when they came to the threshingfloor of Nacon Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it For the oxen shook it

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah And God smote him there for his error and there he died By the ark of God

And David was angry because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah And he called the name of the place Perez Uzzah unto this day

And David was afraid of the LORD that day and said How shall the ark of the LORD come unto me So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David

But David carried it aside into the house of Obed Edom the Gittite And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed Edom the Gittite Three months and the LORD blessed Obed Edom and all his household

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2 Samuel 6 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press