So (A)they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark. Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel (B)were celebrating before the Lord (C)with all kinds of instruments made of juniper wood, and with [a]lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

But when they came to the (D)threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah (E)reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen nearly overturned it.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:5 Or zithers

with the ark of God on it,[a] and Ahio was walking in front of it. David and all Israel were celebrating(A) with all their might before the Lord, with castanets,[b] harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.(B)

When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of(C) the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:4 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text cart and they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill
  2. 2 Samuel 6:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 13:8) songs