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2 Samuel 6:9

David
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7 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.

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

10 So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

11 Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.

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BSB
That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
KJV
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
WEB
David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How could the LORD’s ark come to me?”
ASV
And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?
DARBY
And David was afraid of Jehovah that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?
BLB
And David was afraid of YHWH that day, and he said, “How can the ark of YHWH come to me?”
ÅB
Den dag ble David oppfylt av frykt for Herren og sa: Hvordan skulle Herrens ark kunne komme inn til meg?
OTB
David ble fylt med frykt for Herren den dagen; og han sa: “Hvordan kan Herrens ark komme til meg?”
B1930
Den dag blev David opfylt av frykt for Herren og sa: Hvorledes skulde Herrens ark kunne komme inn til mig?

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Cross references

  • Psalms 119:120

    My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

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  • 1 Chronicles 13:11–12

    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.

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  • Numbers 17:12–13

    Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!

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  • 1 Samuel 6:20

    The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

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  • 1 Kings 8:27

    But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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  • 1 Samuel 5:10–11

    So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

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  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

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  • Luke 5:8–9

    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

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