2 Samuel 6:7-9

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁷ And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there because he put forth his hand to the ark;^[a] and he died there beside the ark of God. ⁸ And David was angry because the Lord had broken forth upon Uzzah; and that place is called Pe′rez-uz′zah,^[b] to this day. ⁹ And David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?”