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2 Samuel 6:8 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 6 · verse 8
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.2 Samuel 6:8 · King James Version
2 Samuel 6:8 in context
6And 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.
7And 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.
8And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
10So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- displeasedchârâhto glow or grow warmH2734 →
- PerezuzzahPerets ʻUzzâʼPerets-Uzza, a place in PalestineH6560 →
- breachperetsa breakH6556 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- UzzahʻUzzâʼUzza or Uzzah, the name of five IsraelitesH5798 →
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We have here Uzzah struck dead for touching the ark, when it was upon its journey towards the city of David, a sad providence, which damped their mirth, stopped the progress of the ark, and for the present, dispersed this great assembly, which had come together to attend it, and sent them home in a fright. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-11