Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 6:9
9So David was frightened of Adonai that day. Then he said, “How can the ark of Adonai come to me?”
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
7Then the anger of Adonai was kindled against Uzzah. God struck him down there for his irreverence, so that he died there beside the ark of God. 8David was upset because of Adonai’s outburst against Uzzah. That place is called Perez-uzzah to this day. So David was frightened of Adonai that day. Then he said, “How can the ark of Adonai come to me?” 10David was unwilling to move the ark of Adonai to him, to the City of David; instead, David diverted it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11So the ark of Adonai remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; meanwhile Adonai blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.
Read all of 2 Samuel 62 Samuel 6:9 word by word
וַיִּרָ֥א דָוִ֛ד אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵ֛יךְ יָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:9
- Numbers 17:12But Bnei-Yisrael said to Moses saying, “Look! We will die! We are all lost! We are lost!
- 1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But it came about as the ark of God came to Ekron that the Ekronites cried out saying, “They’ve brought around the ark of the God of Israel to us to kill us and our people!”
- 1 Samuel 6:20So the men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before Adonai—this holy God? To whom should it go up from us?”
- Psalms 119:120My flesh shudders for fear of You, and I am in awe of Your judgments.
- Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Oy to me! For I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I am dwelling among a people of unclean lips. For my eyes have seen the King, Adonai-Tzva’ot!”
- Luke 5:8But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Yeshua’s knees, saying, “Go away from me, Master, for I am a sinful man!”
- 1 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her daughters by doing what is good and not fearing intimidation.
- 1 Kings 8:27So will God really dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You! How much less this House that I have built!
- 1 Chronicles 13:11David was angry because Adonai had burst out against Uzza. So he called that place Perez-uzza as it is to this day.
- Job 25:5If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in His eyes,
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
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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
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