KJV ORIGINAL
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They put God's ark on a new cart and took it from Abinadab's house, with Uzza and Ahio driving the cart.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how David's men transported the sacred ark of God on a cart, though this wasn't the proper way God had instructed it to be moved.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during King David's reign when he decided to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. The ark had been stored at Abinadab's house in Kiriath Jearim for about 70 years after the Philistines returned it. David was following the Philistines' method of transport rather than God's specific instructions for the Levites to carry it with poles.
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