2 Samuel 6:7
Context6:7 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, 1 he 2 killed him on the spot 3 for his negligence. 4 He died right there beside the ark of God.
2 Samuel 14:21
Context14:21 Then the king said to Joab, “All right! I 5 will do this thing! Go and bring back the young man Absalom!
2 Samuel 23:7
Context23:7 The one who touches them
must use an iron instrument
or the wooden shaft of a spear.
They are completely burned up right where they lie!” 6
1 tn Heb “and the anger of the
2 tn Heb “God.”
3 tc Heb “there.” Since this same term occurs later in the verse it is translated “on the spot” here for stylistic reasons.
4 tc The phrase “his negligence” is absent from the LXX.
5 tc Many medieval Hebrew
6 tn Heb “and with fire they are completely burned up in [the place where they] remain.” The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb to emphasize that they are completely consumed by the fire.