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The trauma of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the exile of thousands of Judea’s citizens, and the subsequent return after 70 years to the homeland with the difficult task of starting the new covenant community virtually from scratch—all contributed to a reassessment of Israel’s meaning and destiny. The chronicler-theologian thus composed his work not just as a history of his people...
on the rough roadway and for his careless impiety was struck dead on the spot at Kidon (Nachon in 2 Sam 6:6, neither place name identifiable today). The merriment that had attended the procession (v. 8; 2 Sam 6:5) turned to anger by David, a response to the same reaction expressed by God (vv. 10–11).30 David’s rage was so deeply felt he renamed the place Perez Uzzah “outbreak against Uzzah” (v. 11). The Chronicler in a most laconic manner ends the episode by simply pointing out that David was afraid
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