1 Tawarikh 13:1-5

Uzzah Meets Disaster

13:1 David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred. ¹  13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ²  let’s spread the word ³  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ⁴  so they may join us. 13:3 Let’s move the ark of our God back here, ⁵  for we did not seek his will ⁶  throughout Saul’s reign.” ⁷  13:4 The whole assembly agreed to do this, ⁸  for the proposal seemed right to all the people. ⁹  13:5 So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River ¹⁰  in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, ¹¹  to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and David consulted with the officers of thousands and hundreds, to every ruler.”

[13:2]  ² tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[13:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “to us.”

[13:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “him.” In this case, seeking God’s will is what is implied.

[13:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the days of Saul.”

[13:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the assembly said to do so.”

[13:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “for right was the word in the eyes of all the people.”

[13:5]  ¹⁰ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[13:5]  sn The Shihor River was a river on the border of Egypt, probably the eastern branch of the Nile.

[13:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”