1 Chronicles 13:12

And David was afraid of God, on that day, saying,—How can I bring unto me, the ark of God?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 it was a sadness unto David, that Yahweh had broken in with a breach against Uzza,—and he called that place Perez-uzza, [as it is called] unto this day.

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

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Cross References

Numbers 17:12Then spake the sons of Israel unto Moses saying: Lo! we have breathed our last—we are lost, we are, all, lost:

1 Samuel 6:20Then said the men of Beth-shemesh, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? and, unto whom, shall he go up from us?

1 Chronicles 21:30and David could not go before it, to seek God,—for he had been terrified, because of the sword of the messenger of Yahweh.

Psalms 119:120My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.

Matthew 25:24But he also who, the one talent, had received, coming forward, said—Lord I knew thee, that thou art a, hard, man, reaping, where thou hast not sown,—and gathering, whence thou hast not winnowed;

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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