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1 Chronicles 13:10

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13:10The Lord was so furious with Uzzah,16 he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark.17 He died right there before God.18

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  1. 16 Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”
  2. 17 Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.”
  3. 18 The modern reader might think God seemed to overreact here, but Israel needed a vivid object lesson of God’s holiness. By loading the ark on a cart, David had violated the instructions in God’s law (Exod 25:12–14; Num 4:5–6, 15). Uzzah’s action, however innocent it may seem, betrayed a certain lack of reverence for God’s presence. God had to remind his people that his holiness could not under any circumstances be violated.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark, and he died there before God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had reached out to the ark. So he died there in the presence of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh was angry with Uzza, and he struck him down because he reached his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.