1 Chronicles 13
13
Uzzah Meets Disaster
1 David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred.#tn Heb “and David consulted with the officers of thousands and hundreds, to every ruler.” 2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves,#tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.” let’s spread the word#tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification. to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities,#tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.” so they may join us. 3 Let’s move the ark of our God back here,#tn Heb “to us.” for we did not seek his will#tn Heb “him.” In this case, seeking God’s will is what is implied. throughout Saul’s reign.”#tn Heb “in the days of Saul.” 4 The whole assembly agreed to do this,#tn Heb “all the assembly said to do so.” for the proposal seemed right to all the people.#tn Heb “for right was the word in the eyes of all the people.” 5 So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River#tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.sn The Shihor River was a river on the border of Egypt, probably the eastern branch of the Nile. in Egypt to Lebo Hamath,#tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.” to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim. 6 David and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who sits enthroned between the cherubim – the ark that is called by his name.#tn Heb “the ark of God the Lord who sits [between] the cherubim which is called [by his] name.”
7 They transported the ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart, 8 while David and all Israel were energetically#tn Heb “with all strength.” celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments,#tn Heb “with songs and with zithers [meaning uncertain] and with harps.” Due to the collocation with “harps,” some type of stringed instrument is probably in view. tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. 9 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of#tn Or “to steady.” the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 10 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah,#tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.” he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark.#tn Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.” He died right there before God.#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.
11 David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah;#tn Heb “because the Lord broke out [with] breaking out [i.e., an outburst] against Uzzah.” so he called that place Perez Uzzah,#sn The name Perez Uzzah means in Hebrew “the outburst [against] Uzzah.” 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?” 13 So David did not move the ark to the City of David;#sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7. he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14 The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom’s house for three months; the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything that belonged to him.
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1 Chronicles 13
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1And Dauid counselled with the captaines of thousandes and of hundreths, and with all the gouernours. 2And Dauid said to all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good to you, and that it proceedeth of the Lord our God, we will sende to and from vnto our brethren, that are left in all the lande of Israel (for with them are the Priests and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes) that they may assemble them selues vnto vs. 3And we will bring againe the Arke of our God to vs: for we sought not vnto it in the dayes of Saul. 4And all the Congregation answered, Let vs doe so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people. 5So Dauid gathered all Israel together from Shihor in Egypt, euen vnto the entring of Hamath, to bring the Arke of God from Kiriath-iearim. 6And Dauid went vp and all Israel to Baalath, in Kiriath-iearim, that was in Iudah, to bring vp from thence the Arke of God the Lord that dwelleth betweene the Cherubims, where his Name is called on. 7And they caryed the Arke of God in a newe cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Vzza and Ahio guided the cart. 8And Dauid and all Israel played before God with all their might, both with songes and with harpes, and with violes, and with timbrels and with cymbales and with trumpets. 9And when they came vnto the thresshing floore of Chidon, Vzza put forth his hand to holde the Arke, for the oxen did shake it. 10But the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Vzza, and he smote him, because he layed his hande vpon the Arke: so he dyed there before God. 11And Dauid was angrie, because the Lord had made a breach in Vzza, and he called the name of that place Perez-vzza vnto this day. 12And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God? 13Therefore Dauid brought not the Arke to him into the citie of Dauid, but caused it to turne into the house of Obed Edom the Gittite. 14So the Arke of God remained in the house of Obed Edom, euen in his house three moneths: and the Lord blessed the house of Obed Edom, and all that he had.
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