1 Chronicles 13:10
ContextNETBible | The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, 1 he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. 2 He died right there before God. 3 |
XREF | Le 10:1-3; Nu 4:15; Nu 16:35; Jos 6:6; 1Sa 6:19; 1Ch 15:13,15; 2Ch 26:16-20; 1Co 11:30-32 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and the anger of the 2 tn Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.” 3 sn 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. |