1 Chronicles 13:9
in 1 Chronicles 13When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
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ASV
And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
KJV
And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 13
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on 2Sa 6:1-11). whose name is called on it--rather, "who is worshipped there" (2Sa 6:2).
This site's exposition
the threshing floor of Chidon
on 1 Chronicles 13:9-11
Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, and the Law's penalty fell on him. Chronicles names the site Chidon where 2 Samuel 6:6 names it Nacon. David named the place Perez-uzzah, and he returns to it at 15:13: the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
3 ), and that the nearer any are to him the more displeased he is with their presumptions. Let us not dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; and yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace; for we are under the dispensation of liberty and grace, not of bondage and terror.
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5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the L ORD , that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Uzza put forth his hand - See this transaction explained 2Sa 6:6 (note), etc.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גֹּ֣רֶן | goren | [the] threshing floor of | H1637 → | 36 times |
| כִּידֹ֑ן | kidon | Kidon | H3592 → | |
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | vaiyishlach | and he stretched out | H7971 → | 845 times |
| עֻזָּ֜א | ʾuza' | Uzzah | H5798 → | 14 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָד֗וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| לֶאֱחֹז֙ | leechoz | to grasp | H270 → | 67 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָ֣אָר֔וֹן | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שָֽׁמְט֖וּ | shametu | they stumbled | H8058 → | |
| הַבָּקָֽר׃ | habakar | the ox[en] | H1241 → | 183 times |
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
גֹּ֣רֶן[the] threshing floor of
gorenH1637 →36 times
כִּידֹ֑ןKidon
kidonH3592 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he stretched out
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
עֻזָּ֜אUzzah
ʾuza'H5798 →14 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יָד֗וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
לֶאֱחֹז֙to grasp
leechozH270 →67 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָ֣אָר֔וֹןthe ark
haaronH727 →202 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
שָֽׁמְט֖וּthey stumbled
shametuH8058 →
הַבָּקָֽר׃the ox[en]
habakarH1241 →183 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
2 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 6:6When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
it leads to
- Numbers 4:15
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In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his…
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.