First Book of Paralipomenon 497
3 And let us bring again the ark of our God
to us: for we sought it not in the days of Saul.
4 And all the multitude answered that it
should be so: for the word pleased all the people.
5 So David assembled all Israel from Sihor of
Egypt, even to the entering into Emath, to bring
the ark of God from Cariathiarim.
6 And David went up with all the men of Is-
rael to the hill of Cariathiarim which is in Juda,
to bring thence the ark of the Lord God sitting
upon the cherubims, where his name is called
upon.
7 And they carried the ark of God upon a new
cart out of the house of Abinadab. And Oza and
his brother drove the cart.
8 And David and all Israel played before God
with all their might with hymns, and with harps,
and with psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals,
and trumpets,
9 And when they came to the floor of Chidon,
Oza put forth his hand, to hold up the ark: for
the ox being wanton had made it lean a little on
one side.
10 And the Lord was angry with Oza, and
struck him, because he had touched the ark; and
he died there before the Lord.
11 And David was troubled because the Lord
had divided Oza: and he called that place the
Breach of Oza to this day.
12 And he feared God at that time, saying:
How can I bring in the ark of God to me?
13 And therefore he brought it not home to
himself, that is, into the city of David, but car-
ried it aside into the house of Obededom the
Gethite.
14 And the ark of God remained in the
house of Obededom three months: and the Lord
blessed his house, and all that he had.
Chapter 14
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to
David, and cedar trees, and masons, and car-
penters, to build him a house.
2 And David perceived that the Lord had con-
firmed him king over Israel, and that his king-
dom was exalted over his people Israel.
3 And David took other wives in Jerusalem:
and he begot sons, and daughters.
4 Now these are the names of them that were
born to him in Jerusalem: Samua, and Sobad,
Nathan, and Solomon,
5 Jebahar, and Elisua, and Eliphalet,
6 And Noga, and Napheg, and Japhia,
7 Elisama, and Baaliada, and Eliphalet.
8 And the Philistines hearing that David was
anointed king over all Israel, went all up to seek
him: and David heard of it, and went out against
them.
9 And the Philistines came and spread them-
selves in the vale of Raphaim.
10 And David consulted the Lord, saying:
Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt
thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord
said to him: Go up, and I will deliver them into
thy hand.
11 And when they were come to Baalpha-
rasim, David defeated them there, and he said:
God hath divided my enemies by my hand, as
waters are divided: and therefore the name of
that place was called Baalpharasim.
12 And they left there their gods, and David
commanded that they should be burnt.
13 Another time also the Philistines made an
irruption, and spread themselves abroad in the
valley.
14 And David consulted God again, and God
said to him: Go not up after them, turn away