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2 Samuel 6:7–8

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6:7The Lord was so furious with Uzzah,15 he16 killed him on the spot17 for his negligence.18 He died right there beside the ark of God.

6:8David was angry because the Lord attacked19 Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah,20 which remains its name to this very day.

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Footnotes

  1. 15 Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”
  2. 16 Heb “God.”
  3. 17 Heb “there.” Since this same term occurs later in the verse it is translated “on the spot” here for stylistic reasons.
  4. 18 The phrase “his negligence” is absent from the .
  5. 19 Heb “because the Lord broke out [with] a breaking out [i.e., an outburst] against Uzzah.”
  6. 20 The name Perez Uzzah means in Hebrew “the outburst [against] Uzzah.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God. And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.

Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him dead on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there next to the ark of God. David was angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is today.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God.

David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and God struck him down there because of the indiscretion, and he died there beside the ark of God. David was angry because Yahweh had burst out against Uzza, and he called that place Perez-Uzza until this day.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.