1 Chronicles 3:4

3:4 These six were born to David ¹  in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.

He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ² 

1 Chronicles 4:40

4:40 They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that.

1 Chronicles 12:39

12:39 They spent three days feasting ³  there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.

1 Chronicles 13:10

13:10 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, ⁴  he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. ⁵  He died right there before God. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 16:37

David Appoints Worship Leaders

16:37 David ⁷  left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements, ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 21:26

21:26 David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. ⁹  He called out to the Lord, and the Lord ¹⁰  responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar.

¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “eating and drinking.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”

⁶ tn Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.”

⁷ sn The modern reader might think God seemed to overreact here, but Israel needed a vivid object lesson of God’s holiness. By loading the ark on a cart, David had violated the instructions in God’s law (Exod 25:12-14; Num 4:5-6, 15). Uzzah’s action, however innocent it may seem, betrayed a certain lack of reverence for God’s presence. God had to remind his people that his holiness could not under any circumstances be violated.

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “according to the matter of the day in its day.”

⁹ tn Or “tokens of peace.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.