1 Chronicles 13:12

1 Chronicles 13:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
• New International Version (NIV)David was afraid of God that day and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”

Context of 1 Chronicles 13:12

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. 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. That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?” 13So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 14Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.

1 Chronicles 13:12 word by word

וַיִּירָ֤א דָוִיד֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֚יךְ אָבִ֣יא אֵלַ֔י אֵ֖ת אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• fearedיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and askedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Howהֵיךְhêyk · how?H1963
• can I ever bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 13:12

• Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
• 1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
• 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?”
• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
• Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
• 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
• Job 25:5If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
• Matthew 25:24Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the punishment of Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace. If the gospel be to some a savour of death unto death, as the ark was to Uzza, yet let us receive it in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12David's reaction to Uzzah's death might show he felt unfit to move the ark to Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. 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).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 13:12

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• That Day
• Chronicles, Books of
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• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary