2 Samuel 6:9 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 6:9

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.

13 And so it was, when ^athose bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed ^boxen and fatted sheep.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 6:9

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American Standard Version
And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?

Amplified® Bible
David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, How can the ark of the Lord come to me?

Contemporary English Version
David was afraid of the LORD and thought, "Should I really take the sacred chest to my city?"

Darby English Version
And David was afraid of Jehovah that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?

Good News Bible
Then David was afraid of the LORD and said, "How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?"

King James Version
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

New American Standard Bible
So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

New International Version
David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, "How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?"

New King James Version
David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So David feared the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

Revised Standard Version
And David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

Young's Literal Translation
and David feareth Jehovah on that day, and saith, `How doth the ark of Jehovah come in unto me?'

New English Translation
David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How will the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

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