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2 Samuel 6:7

Uzzah
God's holinessFearJudgment

5 David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

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

And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.

8 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.

9 That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

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BSB
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
ASV
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
DARBY
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
BLB
And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him there for the error, and he died there by the ark of God.
ÅB
Da ble Herrens vrede tent opp mot Ussa, og Gud slo ham der for hans forseelse, så han døde der ved Guds ark.
OTB
Og Herrens vrede ble opptent mot Ussa, og Gud slo ham der for hans respektløshet; og han døde der ved siden av Guds ark.
B1930
Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot Ussa, og Gud slo ham der for hans forseelse, så han døde der ved Guds ark.

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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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  • 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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  • 1 Chronicles 13:10

    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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:2

    Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”

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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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  • 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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