King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 6:9 Mean?
“And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?”
Context
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And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. error: or, rashness
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And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day. made: Heb. broken Perezuzzah: that is, the breach of Uzzah
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And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
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So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
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And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(9) **David was afraid.**—The immediate effect of the judgment was to produce in David, and doubtless in all the people, that awe of the majesty of God in which they had shown themselves deficient. If this was at first excessive, it was soon moderated.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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