2 Samuel 6:7

וַיִּֽחַר ־ אַף יְהוָה בְּעֻזָּה וַיַּכֵּהוּ שָׁם הָאֱלֹהִים עַל ־ הַשַּׁל וַיָּמָת שָׁם עִם אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד ־ גֹּרֶן נָכוֹן וַיִּשְׁלַח עֻזָּא אֶל ־ אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאחֶז בּוֹ כִּי שָׁמְטוּ הַבָּקָֽר ׃

8וַיִּחַר לְדָוִד עַל אֲשֶׁר פָּרַץ יְהוָה פֶּרֶץ בְּעֻזָּה וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃

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Cross References

Numbers 1:51וּבִנְסֹעַ הַמִּשְׁכָּן יוֹרִידוּ אֹתוֹ הַלְוִיִּם וּבַחֲנֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן יָקִימוּ אֹתוֹ הַלְוִיִּם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָֽת ׃

1 Chronicles 13:10וַיִּֽחַר ־ אַף יְהוָה בְּעֻזָּא וַיַּכֵּהוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁלַח יָדוֹ עַל ־ הָאָרוֹן וַיָּמָת שָׁם לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִֽים ׃

1 Chronicles 15:13כִּי לְמַבָּרִאשׁוֹנָה לֹא אַתֶּם פָּרַץ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בָּנוּ כִּי ־ לֹא דְרַשְׁנֻהוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט ׃

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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