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1 Chronicles 13:11

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Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza: and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.

KJV

And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day.

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Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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 threshingfloor of Chidon

on 1 Chronicles 13:9-11

Uzza's hand moves by instinct, to steady the ark when the oxen stumble, not to seize it, and the Law's penalty falls anyway: the ark's holiness did not depend on his motive. Chronicles names the site Chidon where 2 Samuel 6:6 names it Nachon, a variant the commentators treat as two names for one threshingfloor rather than two separate events. David's anger and fear stand recorded without excuse, and the place is called Perez-uzza, the breach of Uzza, a name David himself uses again at 15:13 to confess that the LORD made a breach upon us for seeking him not after the due order.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Perez-uzza - That is, the breach of Uzza. Let David's displeasure on this occasion caution us, to watch over our spirit, lest when God reproves us, instead of submitting to God, we quarrel with him.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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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How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

And David feared God, etc. saying What did he fear? Saying - that he said, “How will I bring the Ark of God to me?”
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on I Chronicles 13:12:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּ֣חַרand it burned

    vaiyicharH2734 →

  • לְדָוִ֔ידto David

    ledavidH1732 →999 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • פָרַ֧ץhe had broken out

    faratzH6555 →49 times

  • יְהוָ֛הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • פֶּ֖רֶץa breaking out

    peretzH6556 →

  • בְּעֻזָּ֑אagainst Uzzah

    beuza'H5798 →14 times

  • וַיִּקְרָ֞אand he called

    vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times

  • לַמָּק֤וֹם<to> the place

    lamakomH4725 →401 times

  • הַהוּא֙<the> that

    hahu'H1931 →1879 times

  • פֶּ֣רֶץPerez

    peretzH6560 →

  • עֻזָּ֔אUzzah

    ʾuza'H6560 →

  • עַ֖דuntil

    ʾadH5704 →1261 times

  • הַיּ֥וֹםthe day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.4 works2 Samuel 6:9That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”3 worksJonah 4:4But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”2 worksJonah 4:9Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”2 worksGenesis 32:32Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon which is at the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.2 worksJoshua 4:9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 34:6And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.2 worksJudges 21:15The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 6:7

    And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 6:19

      But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them…

    • 1 Chronicles 15:13

      It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

    • 1 Chronicles 15:2

      Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”

    • 1 Chronicles 13:10

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

    • Leviticus 10:1–3

      Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

  • Through

    Jonah 4:4

    But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”

    it leads to

    • Matthew 20:15

      Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

    • Jonah 4:9

      Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”

  • Through

    2 Samuel 6:9

    That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

    it leads to

    • Psalms 119:120

      My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

About 1 Chronicles

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on 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.

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