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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.

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ASV

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-and it burnedH2734 →
אַ֤ף'af[the] anger ofH639 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.Zahon UzzahH5798 →
וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huand he struck down himH5221 →
שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַשַּׁ֑לha.Shalthe presumptionH7944 →
וַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191 →
שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033 →
עִ֖ם'imbesideH5973 →
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →

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1 Samuel 6:19But 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 with a great slaughter.1 Chronicles 15:13It 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 13:10And 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.1 Chronicles 15:2Then 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.”Leviticus 10:1–3Now 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.1 Corinthians 11:30–32That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.1 Chronicles 13:11Then 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.1 Samuel 6:20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”1 Kings 11:9Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.Numbers 1:51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.Exodus 4:14Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.1 Samuel 25:38About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.1 Kings 13:21and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,Numbers 3:10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”Hebrews 9:7But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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