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while David and all Israel danced before God with all their might, with singing, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

As they reached the threshing floor of Chidon,[a] Uzzah stretched out his hand to steady the ark, for the oxen were tipping it. 10 Then the Lord became angry with Uzzah and struck him, because he had laid his hand on the ark; he died there in God’s presence. 11 David was angry because the Lord’s anger had broken out against Uzzah. Therefore that place has been called Perez-uzzah[b] even to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:9 Chidon: in 2 Sm 6:6 the name is Nodan (variant: Nacon).
  2. 13:11 Perez-uzzah: this Hebrew phrase means “the breaking out against Uzza.”

David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.(A)

When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 10 The Lord’s anger(B) burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down(C) because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

11 Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 13:11 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.