2 Samuel 6:9

2 Samuel 6:9 in other versions

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

Context of 2 Samuel 6:9

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. 8Then 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 the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?” 10So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.

2 Samuel 6:9 word by word

וַיִּרָ֥א דָוִ֛ד אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵ֛יךְ יָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• fearedיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and askedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Howאֵיךְ'êyk 'êykâh 'êykâkâh · how?H349
• can the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• ever comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:9

• 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 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
• 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.
• 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.
• Job 25:5If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's heart. Familiarity, even with that which is most awful, is apt to breed contempt. If it were so great a crime for one to lay hold on the ark of the covenant who had no right to do so, what is it for those to lay claim to the privileges of the covenant that come not up to the terms of it? Obed-edom opened his doors without fear, knowing the ark was a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9David feared: Like David, Moses responded with fear when God showed his anger (Deuteronomy 9:19). Moses also trembled when God revealed his powerful and fiery presence (see Hebrews 12:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. David was afraid of the Lord that day, &c.--His feelings on this alarming judgment were greatly excited on various accounts, dreading that the displeasure of God had been provoked by the removal of the ark, that the punishment would be extended to himself and people, and that they might fall into some error or neglect during the further conveyance of the ark. He resolved, therefore, to wait for more light and direction as to the path of duty. An…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 6:9

• Ark
• David
• Kirjath-Jearim

In the dictionaries

• David
• That Day
• Ark
• Chronicles, Books of
• Cornet
• Fatling
• Heart
• Lack
• ObedEdom
• Sacrifice

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

• 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
• EGW Writings