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Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled[a] against Uzza, and God struck him down there because of the indiscretion,[b] and he died there beside the ark of God. David was angry[c] because Yahweh had burst out against Uzza, and he called that place Perez-Uzza until this day. But David feared Yahweh on that day and said, “How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 6:7 Literally “Then the nose of Yahweh became hot”
  2. 2 Samuel 6:7 Legal regulations offered by Moses did not permit an Israelite to handle the ark of the covenant in this manner (compare Exod 25:12–16)
  3. 2 Samuel 6:8 Literally “It was hot for David”