³ They set the ark of God on a new cart^(A) and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.^(B) Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart ⁴ with the ark of God on it,^[a] and Ahio was walking in front of it. ⁵ David and all Israel were celebrating^(C) with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,^[b] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.^(D)

⁶ When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of^(E) the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. ⁷ The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act;^(F) therefore God struck him down,^(G) and he died there beside the ark of God.

⁸ Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath^(H) had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.^[c](I)

⁷ They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s^(A) house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it. ⁸ David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.^(B)

⁹ When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. ¹⁰ The Lord’s anger^(C) burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down^(D) because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

¹¹ Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.^[a](E)