₁Once more David called together the best soldiers in Israel, a total of 30,000 men, ₂and led them to Baalah in Judah, in order to bring from there God's Covenant Box, bearing the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned above the winged creatures. ₃They took it from Abinadab's home on the hill and placed it on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the cart, ₄with Ahio walking in front. ₅David and all the Israelites were dancing and singing with all their might to honour the LORD. They were playing harps, lyres, drums, rattles, and cymbals.

₁₂King David heard that because of the Covenant Box the LORD had blessed Obed Edom's family and all that he had; so he fetched the Covenant Box from Obed's house to take it to Jerusalem with a great celebration. ₁₃After the men carrying the Covenant Box had gone six steps, David made them stop while he offered the LORD a sacrifice of a bull and a fattened calf. ₁₄David, wearing only a linen cloth round his waist, danced with all his might to honour the LORD. ₁₅And so he and all the Israelites took the Covenant Box up to Jerusalem with shouts of joy and the sound of trumpets.

₁₆As the Box was being brought into the city, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and jumping around in the sacred dance, and she was disgusted with him. ₁₇They brought the Box and put it in its place in the Tent that David had set up for it. Then he offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to the LORD. ₁₈When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD Almighty ₁₉and distributed food to them all. He gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a piece of roasted meat, and some raisins. Then everyone went home.