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David flew into a rage because the Lord had killed[a] Uzzah. That’s why that place is called Perez-uzzah[b] to this day. But David feared the Lord that day, and asked, “How can the Ark of God come to me?” 10 As a result, David was unwilling to take the ark of the Lord into his care in the City of David. Instead, David left it at the home of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:8 Lit. had burst out against
  2. 2 Samuel 6:8 The Heb. name Perez-uzzah means Overwhelming Uzzah; cf. 2Sam 5:20

Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath(A) had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.[a](B)

David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How(C) can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?” 10 He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom(D) the Gittite.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:8 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.