1 Chronicles 13:12

And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring home to me the ark of God?

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In The King James Version

And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

In Context

11And it was grievious to David, because the Lord had suddenly taken away 'Uzza; and he called that place Perez-'uzza [[Breach of 'Uzza]] until this day.

13So David removed not the ark unto himself into the city of David, but had it carried round into the house of 'Obed-edom the Gittite.

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Cross References

Numbers 17:12(17:27) And the children of Israel said unto Moses, thus, Behold, we perish, we are lost, we are all lost.

1 Samuel 6:20And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom shall it go up away from us?

1 Chronicles 21:30But David was not able to go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

Psalms 119:120My flesh trembleth shudderingly from dread of thee, and of thy decrees am I afraid.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:10-14

The Death of Uzza. ( b. c. 1048.) 9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13… Read the whole commentary →

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