1 Chronicles 13:10-12
New English Translation
10 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah,[a] he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark.[b] He died right there before God.[c]
11 David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah;[d] so he called that place Perez Uzzah,[e] which remains its name to this very day. 12 David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”
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- 1 Chronicles 13:10 tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:10 tn Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:10 sn The modern reader might think God seemed to overreact here, but Israel needed a vivid object lesson of God’s holiness. By loading the ark on a cart, David had violated the instructions in God’s law (Exod 25:12-14; Num 4:5-6, 15). Uzzah’s action, however innocent it may seem, betrayed a certain lack of reverence for God’s presence. God had to remind his people that his holiness could not under any circumstances be violated.
- 1 Chronicles 13:11 tn Heb “because the Lord broke out [with] breaking out [i.e., an outburst] against Uzzah.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:11 sn The name Perez Uzzah means in Hebrew “the outburst [against] Uzzah.”
1 Chronicles 13:10-12
New King James Version
10 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him (A)because he put his hand to the ark; and he (B)died there before God. 11 And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called [a]Perez Uzza to this day. 12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”
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- 1 Chronicles 13:11 Lit. Outburst Against Uzza
1 Chronicles 13:10-12
English Standard Version
10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down (A)because he put out his hand to the ark, and (B)he died there before God. 11 And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza[a] to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”
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- 1 Chronicles 13:11 Perez-uzza means the breaking out against Uzzah
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