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.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's heart.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 6:6-10.
Glossary
- Ark Object
- Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
- Uzzah Person
- Strength, a son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of Kirjath-jearim placed the ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines ( 1 Sam. 7:1 ).