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1 Chronicles 13:10

Uzzah
God's holinessJudgmentFear

8 David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

11 Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

12 That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

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BSB
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD’s anger burned against Uzza, and he struck him because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God.
ASV
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
DARBY
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he had put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
BLB
And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Uzza, and He struck him upon that he stretched out his hand upon the ark, and he died there before the face of God.
ÅB
Da ble Herrens vrede tent opp mot Ussa, og han slo ham fordi han hadde rakt sin hånd ut mot arken, så han døde der for Guds åsyn.
OTB
Herrens vrede brant mot Uzza,
så Han slo ham ned fordi han hadde rakt ut hånden mot arken;
og han døde der foran Gud.
B1930
Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot Ussa, og han slo ham fordi han hadde rakt sin hånd ut mot arken, så han døde der for Guds åsyn.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 15:15

    And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:13

    It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

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  • Numbers 4:15

    When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.

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  • 1 Samuel 6:19

    But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.

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  • Leviticus 10:1–3

    Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:30–32

    That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

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  • Numbers 16:35

    And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:16–20

    But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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