2 Samuel 6:6

When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark and took hold of it, for the cattle stumbled.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

7The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:18“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

1 Chronicles 13:9When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:2-6

The Removal of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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