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

10Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God. 11David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today. David was now afraid of God, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?” 13So David did not move the Ark into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. 14The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• was afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Howהֵיךְhêyk · how?H1963
• shall I bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 13:12

• Numbers 17:12Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined!
• 1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the Ark of God to the town of Ekron, but when the people of Ekron saw it coming they cried out, “They are bringing the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us, too!”
• 1 Samuel 6:20“Who is able to stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?”
• Psalms 119:120I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
• Luke 5:8When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.”
• 1 Kings 8:27“But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!
• Job 25:5God is more glorious than the moon; he shines brighter than the stars.
• Matthew 25:24“Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.

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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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