So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
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Interpretation
Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's heart.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Samuel 6:6-10.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Ark Object
- Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- City of David Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: City of David.
- Gath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Safi.