And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
Study Helps
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.