## I Chronicles Chapter 13

###### I Chronicles 13:1
[I Chronicles 13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:1)

וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ דָּוִ֗יד עִם־שָׂרֵ֧י הָאֲלָפִ֛ים וְהַמֵּא֖וֹת לְכׇל־נָגִֽיד׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David took counsel with the officers of the thousands and the hundreds, by all the leaders.


###### I Chronicles 13:2
[I Chronicles 13:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:2)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜יד לְכֹ֣ל**׀** קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם ט֜וֹב וּמִן־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ נִפְרְצָה֙ נִשְׁלְחָ֞ה עַל־אַחֵ֣ינוּ הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֗ים בְּכֹל֙ אַרְצ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּעָרֵ֣י מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וְיִקָּבְצ֖וּ אֵלֵֽינוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David said to all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, If it seem good to you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere, who are left in all the land of Yisra᾽el, and with them also to the priests and Levites who are in their cities that have pasture lands that they may gather themselves to us:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David said to the entire congregation of Israel: If it is acceptable to you, and it has gone forth from the L-rd our G-d, let us send to our brothers remaining in all the lands of Israel, and with them, the Cohanim and the Levites in the cities of their open lands, and let them gather themselves unto us.


###### I Chronicles 13:3
[I Chronicles 13:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:3)

וְנָסֵ֛בָּה אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ אֵלֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ בִּימֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and let us bring back the ark of our God to us: for we did not inquire at it in the days of Sha᾽ul.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And let us return the ark of our G-d to us, for we did not solicit Him in the days of Saul.


###### I Chronicles 13:4
[I Chronicles 13:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:4)

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ כׇֽל־הַקָּהָ֖ל לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֑ן כִּֽי־יָשַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י כׇל־הָעָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing seemed right in the eyes of all the people.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the entire congregation said to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.


###### I Chronicles 13:5
[I Chronicles 13:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:5)

וַיַּקְהֵ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־שִׁיח֥וֹר מִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַד־לְב֣וֹא חֲמָ֑ת לְהָבִיא֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִקִּרְיַ֖ת יְעָרִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So David gathered all Yisra᾽el together, from Shiĥor of Miżrayim as far as the entrance of Ḥamat, to bring the ark of God from Qiryat-ye῾arim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David gathered all of Israel, from Shichor of Egypt until Levo-chamath, to bring the ark of G-d from Kiryath-yearim.


###### I Chronicles 13:6
[I Chronicles 13:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:6)

וַיַּ֨עַל דָּוִ֤יד וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בַּעֲלָ֔תָה אֶל־קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה לְהַעֲל֣וֹת מִשָּׁ֗ם אֵת֩ אֲר֨וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀יְהֹוָ֛ה יוֹשֵׁ֥ב הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א שֵֽׁם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David went up, and all Yisra᾽el to Ba῾ala, that is, to Qiryat-ye῾arim, which belonged to Yehuda, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells above the keruvim, by whose name it is called.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David went up, and all of Israel, to Ba'alah, to Kiryath-yearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of G-d, the L-rd, who dwells upon the cherubs, which was called by the Name.


###### I Chronicles 13:7
[I Chronicles 13:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:7)

וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ אֶת־אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־עֲגָלָ֣ה חֲדָשָׁ֔ה מִבֵּ֖ית אֲבִינָדָ֑ב וְעֻזָּ֣א וְאַחְי֔וֹ נֹהֲגִ֖ים בָּעֲגָלָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Avinadav: and ῾Uzza and Aĥyo drove the cart.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they placed the ark of G-d on a new wagon (and they took it) from the house of Avinadav, Uzza and Achyo [(the sons of Avinadav)], leading the wagon.


###### I Chronicles 13:8
[I Chronicles 13:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:8)

וְדָוִ֣יד וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּכׇל־עֹ֑ז וּבְשִׁירִ֤ים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙ וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִם וּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David and all Yisra᾽el played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with lyres, and with lutes, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David and all of Israel disported themselves before G-d with all (their) might, and with song and with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels, and with cymbals and with trumpets.


###### I Chronicles 13:9
[I Chronicles 13:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:9)

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־גֹּ֣רֶן כִּידֹ֑ן וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח עֻזָּ֜א אֶת־יָד֗וֹ לֶֽאֱחֹז֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן כִּ֥י שָֽׁמְט֖וּ הַבָּקָֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And when they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, ῾Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen shook it.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they came to Goren-Kiddon, and Uzza sent forth his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen had caused (it) to sway.


###### I Chronicles 13:10
[I Chronicles 13:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:10)

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף יְהֹוָה֙ בְּעֻזָּ֔א וַיַּכֵּ֕הוּ עַ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יָד֖וֹ עַל־הָאָר֑וֹן וַיָּ֥מׇת שָׁ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the anger of the Lord burned against ῾Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the L-rd was wroth with Uzza, and He smote him for having sent forth his hand to the ark [viz. II Samuel 6:7], and he died there before G-d.


###### I Chronicles 13:11
[I Chronicles 13:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:11)

וַיִּ֣חַר לְדָוִ֔יד כִּֽי־פָרַ֧ץ יְהֹוָ֛ה פֶּ֖רֶץ בְּעֻזָּ֑א וַיִּקְרָ֞א לַמָּק֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ פֶּ֣רֶץ עֻזָּ֔א עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David was vexed, because the Lord had broken out upon ῾Uzza: so that place is called Pereż-῾uzza to this day.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David grieved over the L-rd's having made a breach (peretz) in Uzza. And he called that place Peretz-Uzza until this day.


###### I Chronicles 13:12
[I Chronicles 13:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:12)

וַיִּירָ֤א דָוִיד֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֚יךְ אָבִ֣יא אֵלַ֔י אֵ֖ת אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David feared G-d on that day, saying: How will I bring to me the ark of G-d?


###### I Chronicles 13:13
[I Chronicles 13:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:13)

וְלֹא־הֵסִ֨יר דָּוִ֧יד אֶת־הָאָר֛וֹן אֵלָ֖יו אֶל־עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּטֵּ֕הוּ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם הַגִּתִּֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So David did not bring the ark to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of ῾Oved-edom the Gittite.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David did not turn the ark to himself to the city of David, and he diverted it to the house of Oved-edom, the Gittite [(a Levite gatekeeper)].


###### I Chronicles 13:14
[I Chronicles 13:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/13:14)

וַיֵּ֩שֶׁב֩ אֲר֨וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים עִם־בֵּ֨ית עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם בְּבֵית֖וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the ark of God remained with the family of ῾Oved-edom in his house for three months. And the Lord blessed the house of ῾Oved-edom and all that he had.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the ark of G-d stayed in the house of Oved-edom the Gittite for three months. And the L-rd blessed the house of Oved-edom and all that was his.