Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him on the spot for his negligence. He died right there beside the ark of God.
New American Standard Bible
And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah,
International Standard Version
Just then, the anger of the LORD blazed against Uzzah, and God struck him down right there because of his failure, and he died there beside the Ark of God.
A Conservative Version
And the anger of LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error, and he died there by the ark of God.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And
Bible in Basic English
And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the anger of Jehovah will kindle against Uzzah, and God will strike him there for the error, and he will die there with the ark of God.
King James 2000
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his irreverence; and there he died by the ark of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled} against Uzza, and God struck him down there because of the indiscretion, and he died there beside the ark of God.
Modern King James verseion
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah. And God struck him there for the error. And he died there by the ark of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD was wrath with Uzzah; and God smote him in the same place for his fault, and there he died by the ark of God.
New Heart English Bible
The anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
The Emphasized Bible
Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh, against Uzzah, and God smote him there, for the error, - so that he died there, by the ark of God.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Uzzah, and God smiteth him there for the error, and he dieth there by the ark of God.
Themes
Anger of God » Exemplified against » Uzzah
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Of God
Ark of the covenant » Removed from kirjath-jearim to the house of obed-edom
David » King of israel » Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant
God » Judgments of » Examples of men smitten
God's Judgments » Examples of men smitten
Judgments » Upon individuals--exemplified » Uzzah
Kirjath-jearim » David brings the ark of the covenant from
Miracles » Catalogue of » The death of uzzah
Nachon » Uzzah killed at the threshing floor of
Presumption » Instances of » Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant
Rashness » Instances of » Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant
Sacrilege » Instances of » Of uzzah
Uzzah » Also called uzza, son of abinadab » Stricken dead for touching the ark of the covenant
Topics
Interlinear
'aph
Charah
Nakah
Muwth
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 6:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Brings The Ark Of Yahweh To Jerusalem
6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him on the spot for his negligence. He died right there beside the ark of God. 8 David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 6:19
But the Lord struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the Lord had struck the people with a hard blow.
1 Chronicles 15:13
The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it."
Leviticus 10:1-3
Then Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan and put fire in it, set incense on it, and presented strange fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do.
1 Chronicles 13:10
The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God.
1 Chronicles 15:2
Then David said, "Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.
1 Corinthians 11:30-32
That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead.