1 Chronicles 13:9

9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon,[a] Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

1 Chronicles 13:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:9

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).

1 Chronicles 13:9 In-Context

7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Chidon: also called Nachon
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