2 Samuel 6:6-7

6:6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, ¹  Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of ²  the ark of God, ³  because the oxen stumbled. 6:7 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, ⁴  he ⁵  killed him on the spot ⁶  for his negligence. ⁷  He died right there beside the ark of God.

2 Samuel 6:9

6:9 David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How will the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

2 Samuel 6:11

6:11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. The Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family. ⁸ 

2 Samuel 6:13

6:13 Those who carried the ark of the Lord took six steps and then David ⁹  sacrificed an ox and a fatling calf.

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¹ tn 1 Chr 13:9 has “Kidon.”

² tn Or “steadied.”

³ tn Heb “and Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and grabbed it.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”

⁵ tn Heb “God.”

⁶ tc Heb “there.” Since this same term occurs later in the verse it is translated “on the spot” here for stylistic reasons.

⁷ tc The phrase “his negligence” is absent from the LXX.

⁸ tn Heb “house,” both here and in v. 12.

⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.