13:13a So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David;

So David did not move the Ark into the City of David. (New Living Translation (2004))
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Therefore, David changed his mind and did not continue with his plan to bring God’s Holy Box to Jerusalem.

13:13b instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom, who came from Gath. (EEB)
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He ⌊told the people⌋ to take it to Gath and let Obed-edom look after it.

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