2 Samuel 6:9

And David was afraid of the Lord on that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

In Context

8And it was grievous to David, because the Lord had suddenly taken away 'Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-'uzzah [[Breach of 'Uzzah]] until this day.

10So David would not allow to have the ark of the Lord removed unto him into the city of David; but David had it carried round into the house of 'Obed-edom the Gittite.

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Cross References

Numbers 17:12(17:27) And the children of Israel said unto Moses, thus, Behold, we perish, we are lost, we are all lost.

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 away from us?

1 Chronicles 13:11And it was grievious to David, because the Lord had suddenly taken away 'Uzza; and he called that place Perez-'uzza [[Breach of 'Uzza]] until this day.

Psalms 119:120My flesh trembleth shudderingly from dread of thee, and of thy decrees am I afraid.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:7-12

Uzzah Slain for Touching the Ark; The Ark in the House of Obed-edom. ( b. c. 1045.) 6 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 7 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. 8 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. 9 And David was afraid of the… Read the whole commentary →

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