2 Samuel 6:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ But the Lord was angry at Uzzah and killed him. [39] Uzzah showed he did not honor God when he touched the Holy Box. Uzzah died there by God’s Holy Box.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for touching the ark, and he died there by the ark of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

Common English Bible

⁷ The LORD became angry at Uzzah, and God struck him there because of his mistake, and he died there next to God’s chest.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And the indignation of the Lord was enraged against Uzzah. And he struck him for his temerity. And there he died, beside the ark of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And the indignation of the Lord was enkindled against Oza: and he struck him for his rashness. And he died there before the ark of God.

2 Samuel 6:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 6:8

David was upset because the Lord had killed Uzzah. David called that place “Perez Uzzah.” [40] That place is still called Perez Uzzah today.

1 Chronicles 13:10

The Lord became very angry at Uzzah. The Lord killed Uzzah because he touched the Box. So Uzzah died there in front of God.

1 Chronicles 15:13

The last time we did not ask the Lord how to carry the Box of the Agreement. You Levites did not carry it, and that is why the Lord punished us.”

1 Chronicles 15:2

Then David said, “Only the Levites {\cf2\super [152]} are permitted to carry the Box of the Agreement. The Lord chose them to carry the Box of the Agreement and to serve him forever.”

Numbers 1:51

Whenever the Holy Tent is moved, the men of Levi must do it. Whenever the Holy Tent is set up, the men of Levi must do it. They are the men who will take care of the Holy Tent. If any person who is not from Levi’s family group tries to take care of the tent, he must be killed.

Numbers 4:15

“Aaron and his sons must finish covering all the holy things in the Holy Place. [62] Then the men from the Kohath family can go in and begin carrying those things. In this way, they will not touch the Holy Place and die.

1 Samuel 25:38

About ten days later, the Lord caused Nabal to die.

1 Samuel 6:19

But there were no priests [80] there, and the men of Beth Shemesh looked at the Holy Box of the Lord. So God killed 70 men from Beth Shemesh. The people of Beth Shemesh cried because the Lord punished them so severely.