13:3 And let us bring again the a ark of our God to us: for we
enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
(a) His first concern was to restore religion, which had in
Saul's day been corrupted and neglected.
13:5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt
even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God
from b Kirjathjearim.
(b) That is, from Gibea, where the inhabitants of
Kirjathjearim had placed it in the house of Abinadab,
(2Sa 6:3).
13:7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the
house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio c drave the cart.
(c) The sons of Abinadab.
13:8 And David and all Israel played before d God with all
[their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with
psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with
trumpets.
(d) That is, before the Ark, where God showed himself: so
that the sign is taken for the thing signified, which
is common to all sacraments both in the old and new
testaments.
13:9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of e Chidon,
Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen
stumbled.
13:10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he
smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there
he died f before God.
(f) Before the Ark for usurping that which did not belong
to his calling: for this charge was given to the
priests, (Nu 4:15), so that here all good
intentions are condemned, unless they are commanded by
the word of God.
13:13 So David brought not the ark [home] to himself to the city
of David, but carried it aside into the house of g
Obededom the Gittite.
(g) Who was a Levite, and called Gittite, because he dwelt
at Gath.
