1 Chronicles 13:12

And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

In Context

11And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzza; and that place was called Perez-uzza unto this day.

13So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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Cross References

Numbers 17:12(17-27) And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

1 Samuel 6:20And the men of Beth-shemesh said: 'Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? and to whom shall it go up from us?'

1 Chronicles 21:30But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was terrified because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

Psalms 119:120My flesh shuddereth for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy judgments.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:10-14

The Death of Uzza. ( b. c. 1048.) 9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 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 before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13… Read the whole commentary →

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