Kings II 6:9

9 And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, How shall the ark of the Lord come in to me?

Kings II 6:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:9

And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel
That is, Elisha sent to him: saying,

beware that thou pass not such a place:
not go to it, but avoid it, and pass another way:

for thither the Syrians are come down:
are hidden, as the Targum; lie covered at the bottom of the hill, so as not to be seen.

Kings II 6:9 In-Context

7 And the Lord was very angry with Oza; and God smote him there: and he died there by the ark of the Lord before God.

8 And David was dispirited because the Lord made a breach upon Oza; and that place was called the breach of Oza until this day.

9 And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, How shall the ark of the Lord come in to me?

10 And David would not bring in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to himself into the city of David: and David turned it aside into the house of Abeddara the Gethite.

11 And the ark of the Lord lodged in the house of Abeddara the Gethite three months, and the Lord blessed all the house of Abeddara, and all his possessions.