The Reign of David

and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” The LORD said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

When David inquired of the LORD, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them over against the mulberry trees.

It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then the LORD has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”

David did so, as the LORD commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of the LORD of Hosts who sits above the cherubim.

They set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

They brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.

the LORD’s anger was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

David was displeased, because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.

David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How shall the LORD’s ark come to me?”

So David would not move the LORD’s ark to be with him in the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

the LORD’s ark remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom, and all his house.

It was told king David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God.” David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy.

It was so, that, when those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting, and with the sound of the shofar.