David chose 30,000 men to bring the ark to Jerusalem. They set the ark on a new cart and celebrated with songs and musical instruments as they moved along. However there was a hitch when the oxen stumbled and Uzzah reached out for the ark which angered God who struck him down and he died there and then. This in turn angered David for Uzzah having died and so David held off on receiving the ark in Jerusalem immediately leaving it with Obed-Edom for 3 months. Finally after all went well for this period David brought the ark to Jerusalem and David was overjoyed dancing before the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets. Then David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings and fed all the people. When he eventually got home one of his wives, Michal, criticized him for his dancing so she ended up sterile for the rest of her life.
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