And when they came to (A)Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his (B)hand to the ark of God and [a]took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his [b]error; and he died there by the ark of God. And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place [c]Perez Uzzah to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 6:6 held it
  2. 2 Samuel 6:7 Or irreverence
  3. 2 Samuel 6:8 Lit. Outburst Against Uzzah

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