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At once the Lord God became angry with Uzzah and killed him because of his irreverence.[a] Uzzah died there beside the Covenant Box, and so that place has been called Perez Uzzah[b] ever since. David was furious because the Lord had punished Uzzah in anger.

Then David was afraid of the Lord and said, “How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 6:7 Probable text his irreverence; Hebrew unclear.
  2. 2 Samuel 6:8 This name in Hebrew means “Punishment of Uzzah.”

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