1 Chronicles 13:11

11 And David was indignant; for Jehovah had made a breach upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-Uzza to this day.

1 Chronicles 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:11

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).

1 Chronicles 13:11 In-Context

9 And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen had stumbled.

10 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he had put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

11 And David was indignant; for Jehovah had made a breach upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-Uzza to this day.

12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?

13 And David brought not the ark home unto himself into the city of David, but he carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

Footnotes

• [a] Meaning, 'Breach of Uzza,' as in 2Sam. 6.8.