6:6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, 1 Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of 2 the ark of God, 3 because the oxen stumbled. 6:7 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, 4 he 5 killed him on the spot 6 for his negligence. 7 He died right there beside the ark of God.
1 tn 1 Chr 13:9 has “Kidon.”
2 tn Or “steadied.”
3 tn Heb “and Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and grabbed it.”
4 tn Heb “and the anger of the
5 tn Heb “God.”
6 tc Heb “there.” Since this same term occurs later in the verse it is translated “on the spot” here for stylistic reasons.
7 tc The phrase “his negligence” is absent from the LXX.