2 Samuel 6:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

2 Samuel 6:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For his error - The Hebrew is difficult, and some prefer the reading of the parallel passage, “because ... ask” 1 Chronicles 13:10 .
2 Samuel 6:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God (d) smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God. (d) Here we see the danger it is to follow good intentions, or...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 6. David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem. Michal's Scorn. Her Punishment (J). ( Cf. p. 286.) Nothing has been heard of the Ark since 1 Samuel 7:2 , before the accession of Saul. The introduc...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

error . negligence.
2 Samuel 6:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 311 UZZAH’S PUNISHMENT FOR TOUCHING THE ARK 2 Samuel 6:6-9 . And when they came to Nachon’s threshing-floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the o...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Smote him there for his error - Uzzah sinned through ignorance and p...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

God smote him there for his error, &c.— "The ark," says Dr. Chandler, "ought not to have been drawn by oxen, but carried by the Levites on their shoulders, as we find it afterwards, 2 Samuel 6...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. No JFB commentary on this verse.
2 Samuel 6:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The bringing of the Ark from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem 1. Again] This probably refers to the previous assembling of the chosen men of Israel to repel the Philistine invasion ( 2 Samuel 5:22-25 )...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For his error. — The original is hero very obscure: 1 Chronicles 13:10 has “because he put his hand to the ark.” (Comp. 1 Samuel 6:19 .) Especial sacredness was by the law attached to the ark, a...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VIII. THE ARK BROUGHT UP TO JERUSALEM. 2 Samuel 6:1-23 . THE first care of David when settled on the throne had been to obtain possession of the stronghold of Zion, on which and on the...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Return of the Ark Interrupted 2 Samuel 6:1-11 We have heard nothing of the Ark since it left the land of the Philistines, 1 Samuel 7:1-2 . The spiritual life of the nation was low, else th...
2 Samuel 6:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Victorious in war, David was not unmindful of the central truth of the national life over which he was called to preside. The nation was indeed a theocracy, with the worship of God at its very center...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) В¶ And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. (7) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah;...
2 Samuel 6:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah ,.... And which was manifest by smiting him: and God smote him there for [his] error ; committed at this time, which was complicated; as that th...
2 Samuel 6:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 7. And the anger of the Lord was kindled. ] For he will not...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah For his rashness in touching the ark. Some have thought it was because he was not a Levite, and therefore should not have touched it. But it is prett...
2 Samuel 6:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David's kingdom having been established, he is rightly concerned that God should have His true place as in highest authority over Israel. The ark was the symbol of the throne of God, yet had been in...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Uzzah Slain for Touching the Ark; The Ark in the House of Obed-edom. B. C. 1045. 6 And...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God smote him with some deadly disease or stroke, as it follows. For his error; either, 1. For his touching the ark, when he was no Levite, as Josephus reports; nor indeed was Kirjath-jearim a...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the anger of YHWH was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error, and there he died by the ark of God.' God knew what was in Uzzah's heart, even if we do not. And what hap...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 6:1 . “Chosen Men.” Keil understands this assembly to have been composed of representatives of the ntire nation, but the use of the word again seems to...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 6:2 . Baale of Judah. It is called Baalah, Joshua 15:9 . It was no doubt the place formerly called Kirjath-jearim. 2 Samuel 6:8 . David was displeased. ויחר vayickar, perturbatus fu...
2 Samuel 6:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah to bring up from thence the Ark of God. The Ark brought to Zion In order to understand the full meaning of th...
2 Samuel 6:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 6:1 And David gathered together. The long subjection to the Philistines was at an end, and David's first care is to bring the ark of Jehovah from Kirjath-jearim to Jer...
2 Samuel 6:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Attempt ends Sadly
2 Samuel 6:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 13:10 ; 1 Chronicles 15:13 ; 1 Chronicles 15:2 ; 1 Corinthians 11:30-32 ; 1 Samuel 6:19 ; Leviticus 10:1-3
2 Samuel 6:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Ark in the Home of Obed-Edom 2 Samuel 6:1-18 (Compare 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 ) INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have some very solemn lessons to consider. 1: The sacredness of holy things. For...
2 Samuel 6:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He died — This may seem very severe, considering his intention was pious, and his transgression not great. But, besides that, men are improper judges of the actions of God; and that God's judgments...

2 Samuel 6:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 6:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Samuel 6:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 6:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 6:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 6:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 6:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 6:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 6:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 6:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Samuel 6:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes