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Ahio
Ahio was a man of David's time who, together with Uzzah, drove the new cart carrying the Ark of the Covenant; 2 Samuel records him as a son of Abinadab.
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- AhioPeople
Ahio was a son of Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim. When David moved the ark of the covenant, Ahio and his brother Uzzah drove the new cart that carried it, and Ahio walked ahead of the ark.
- UzzahPeople
Uzzah was the son of Abinadab who died during the reign of David. While the ark of the covenant was being brought to Jerusalem, the oxen stumbled, and he took hold of the shaken ark with his hand and was struck dead on the spot.
- Jeiel (Father of Gibeon)People
Jeiel is a Benjamite recorded in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles as "the father of Gibeon." He is an ancestor of the family that descends through Ner and Kish to King Saul. Several other people with the same name appear in the Bible.
- Perez-uzzahBible
Perez-uzzah is the name David gave to the place where Uzzah died after taking hold of the Ark of the Covenant while it was being moved. The name is understood to mean "the breaking forth upon Uzzah," and it appears in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13.
- 2 Samuel 6Bible
This chapter recounts how David brings the ark of God (the Ark of the Covenant) to the City of David. The procession halts when Uzzah dies, and the ark rests at the house of Obed-edom before being brought up with rejoicing. Michal despises David for dancing.