The ark remained in the house of Abinadab until David was made king. He gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand, and went to bring up the ark of God. They set the ark upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, drove the cart. David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of musical instruments. “And when they came to Nachon’s threshing-floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.” Uzzah was angry with the oxen, because they stumbled. He showed a manifest distrust of God, as though he who had brought the ark from the land of the Philistines, could not take care of it. Angels who attended the ark struck down Uzzah for presuming impatiently to put his hand upon the ark of God. {1SP 410.1}

Arken forblev i Abinadabs hus indtil David blev konge. Han samlede alle Israels udvalgte mænd sammen, tredivetusinde, og gik for at hente Guds ark. De satte arken på en ny kære, og bragte den ud af Abinadabs hus. Uzza og Ajo, Abinadabs sønner, kørte vognen. David og hele Israels hus spillede for Herren med alle slags musikinstrumenter. "Men da de kom til Nakons tærskeplads, rakte Uzza hånden ud og greb fat i Guds ark, fordi okserne snublede. Da blussede Herrens vrede op mod Uzza, og Gud slog ham der, fordi han rakte hånden ud mod arken, og han døde på stedet ved siden af Guds ark." Uzza blev vred på okserne, fordi de snublede. Han viste en klar mistillid til Gud, selvom han, der havde bragt arken fra filistrenes land, ikke kunne tage vare på den. De engle som var med arken slog Uzza ned for at formasteligt utålmodigt lægge sin hånd på Guds ark.