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5 Then David and all the house of Israel aplayed music before the Lord on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals.  
6 And when they came to aNachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his bhand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.  
7 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his1 error; and he died there by the ark of God.  
8 And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place1 Perez Uzzah to this day.  
9 aDavid was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?”  
10 So David would not move the ark of the Lord with him into the aCity of David; but David took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the bGittite.  
11 aThe ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord bblessed Obed-Edom and all his household.  
12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” aSo David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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2 Samuel 6:6-8

UZZAH SMITTEN. (II Samuel 6:6-11)

they came to Nachon's threshing-floor—or Chidon's (I Chronicles 13:9). The Chaldee version renders the words, "came to the place prepared for the reception of the ark," that is, near the city of David (II Samuel 6:13).

the oxen shook it—or, "stumbled" (I Chronicles 13:9). Fearing that the ark was in danger of being overturned, Uzzah, under the impulse of momentary feeling, laid hold of it to keep it steady. Whether it fell and crushed him, or some sudden disease attacked him, he fell dead upon the spot. This melancholy occurrence not only threw a cloud over the joyous scene, but entirely stopped the procession; for the ark was left where it then was, in the near neighborhood of the capital. It is of importance to observe the proportionate severity of the punishments attending the profanation of the ark. The Philistines suffered by diseases, from which they were relieved by their oblations, because the law had not been given to them [I Samuel 5:8-12]; the Bethshemites also suffered, but not fatally [I Samuel 6:19]; their error proceeded from ignorance or inadvertency. But Uzzah, who was a Levite, and well instructed, suffered death for his breach of the law. The severity of Uzzah's fate may seem to us too great for the nature and degree of the offense. But it does not become us to sit in judgment on the dispensations of God; and, besides, it is apparent that the divine purpose was to inspire awe of His majesty, a submission to His law, and a profound veneration for the symbols and ordinances of His worship.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Samuel 6:7:

Numbers 4:15
Numbers 7:6-9
2 Samuel 6:6-8
1 Chronicles 13:6-14

 

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