Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 6:7
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And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
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And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God.
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The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
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And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
2 Samuel 6
5 David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
7 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
8 Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
9 That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
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