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Ruth 4

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¹ And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

² Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

³ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

⁴ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to look for him, but he heard about it and went down to the[4] stronghold.

⁵ Now the Philistines had come and spread out [for battle] in the Valley of Rephaim.

⁶ David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You hand them over to me?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will certainly hand them over to you."

⁷ So David came to Baal-perazim, and he defeated them there, and said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." So he named that place Baal-perazim (master of breakthroughs).

⁸ The Philistines abandoned their [pagan] idols there, so David and his men took them away [to be burned].

⁹ The Philistines came up once again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

¹⁰ When David inquired of the LORD, He said, "You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.

¹¹ And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall pay attention and act promptly, for at that time the LORD will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."

¹² David did just as the LORD had commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

¹³ Again David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

¹⁴ And David arose and went with all those who were with him to Baale-judah [Kiriath-jearim], to bring up from there [to Jerusalem] the ark of God which is called by the Name—the very Name of the LORD of hosts, who dwells enthroned above the cherubim.

¹⁵ They placed the ark of God on[1] a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart.

¹⁶ So they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking in front of the ark.

¹⁷ Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating and dancing before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of fir or cypress wood, with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

¹⁸ When they came to Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah reached out [with his hand] to the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen [stumbled and] nearly overturned it.

¹⁹ And[2] the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

²⁰ David became[3] angry and grieved and offended because of the Lord's outburst against Uzzah, and that place has been called Perez-uzzah (outburst against Uzzah) to this day.

²¹ So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

²² David was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD into the City of David with him; instead he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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1	And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
2	Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
3	Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
4	When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to look for him, but he heard about it and went down to the[4] stronghold.
5	Now the Philistines had come and spread out [for battle] in the Valley of Rephaim.
6	David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You hand them over to me?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will certainly hand them over to you."
7	So David came to Baal-perazim, and he defeated them there, and said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." So he named that place Baal-perazim (master of breakthroughs).
8	The Philistines abandoned their [pagan] idols there, so David and his men took them away [to be burned].
9	The Philistines came up once again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
10	When David inquired of the LORD, He said, "You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.
11	And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall pay attention and act promptly, for at that time the LORD will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."
12	David did just as the LORD had commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
13	Again David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
14	And David arose and went with all those who were with him to Baale-judah [Kiriath-jearim], to bring up from there [to Jerusalem] the ark of God which is called by the Name—the very Name of the LORD of hosts, who dwells enthroned above the cherubim.
15	They placed the ark of God on[1] a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart.
16	So they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
17	Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating and dancing before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of fir or cypress wood, with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.
18	When they came to Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah reached out [with his hand] to the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen [stumbled and] nearly overturned it.
19	And[2] the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.
20	David became[3] angry and grieved and offended because of the Lord's outburst against Uzzah, and that place has been called Perez-uzzah (outburst against Uzzah) to this day.
21	So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"
22	David was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD into the City of David with him; instead he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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