1 Chronicles 13:12

12 And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?

1 Chronicles 13:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 13:12

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).

1 Chronicles 13:12 In-Context

10 And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.
11 And David was troubled because the Lord had divided Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza to this day.
12 And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?
13 And therefore he brought it not home to himself, that is, into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gethite.
14 And the ark of God remained in the house of Obededom three months: and the Lord blessed his house, and all that he had.
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