1 Chronicles 13:10

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 

The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

The anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

Then the LORD’s anger blazed out against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God.

GOD erupted in anger against Uzzah and killed him because he grabbed the Chest. He died on the spot--in the presence of God.

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzza, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there before God.

The anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

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 

¹ tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”

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.