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The Translation of the Ark: From Kiriath-Jearim to Obed-Edom and Zion

Follow the sacred Ark of the Covenant: brought forth from Kiriath-jearim, halted at Perez-uzzah after the breach of Uzzah, resting for three months of divine blessing at the home of Obed-edom the Gittite, and carried into the tent of David on Mount Zion.

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  • David

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Itinerary Stops (4)

  • Stop 1: Kiriath-jearim (2 Samuel 6:2-3; 1 Chronicles 13:5-6)

    David gathers thirty thousand chosen men to bring up the Ark of God from the house of Abinadab.

  • Stop 2: Perez-uzzah (2 Samuel 6:6-8; 1 Chronicles 13:9-11)

    At the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah puts out his hand to hold the Ark and dies; David halts the procession.

  • Stop 3: Perez-uzzah (2 Samuel 6:10-12; 1 Chronicles 13:13-14)

    The Ark remains three months in the home of Obed-edom the Gittite, bringing extraordinary blessing.

  • Stop 4: Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:12-19; 1 Chronicles 15:25-28)

    David brings up the Ark into the city of David with shouting, sound of horns, dancing, and sacrifices.

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