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and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, &#8220How can the ark of the LORD come to me?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David feared the LORD that day and said, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David feared the LORD that day and said, &#8220How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David was afraid of the LORD and thought, "Should I really take the sacred chest to my city?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, How shall the ark of the LORD come unto me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David was afraid of the LORD that day. "How can the ark of the LORD come to my [city]?" he asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then David was afraid of the LORD and said, "How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But David feared the LORD that day, and asked, "How can the Ark of God come to me?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />That day David feared the LORD and asked, ?How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, "How will the ark of the LORD ever come to me?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of God come to me?" Now the ark of the LORD arrived,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and David fears YHWH on that day and says, “How does the Ark of YHWH come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and David feareth Jehovah on that day, and saith, 'How doth the ark of Jehovah come in unto me?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David was afraid of Jehovah in that day, and he will say, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And David was very fearful of the Lord on that day, saying, “How shall the ark of the Lord be brought to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David became frightened of the LORD that day, and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David was afraid of the LORD that day; he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come into my care?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and he said, How shall I bring in the ark of the LORD to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David was afraid on that day of the presence of LORD JEHOVAH, and he said: “How shall I bring the ark of LORD JEHOVAH to me?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said: 'How shall the ark of the LORD come unto me?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, How shall the ark of the Lord come in to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/6-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1509" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/6.htm">Uzzah Touches the Ark</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">That</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: way·yi·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">feared</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">“How</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">can the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">ever come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-11.htm">1 Chronicles 13:11-12</a></span><br />Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day. / That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-15.htm">Numbers 4:15</a></span><br />When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-10.htm">1 Samuel 5:10-12</a></span><br />So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!” / Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it. / Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm">1 Samuel 6:20</a></span><br />The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Exodus 25:22</a></span><br />And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-3</a></span><br />Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD. / Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">1 Chronicles 15:13</a></span><br />It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-11.htm">1 Kings 8:11</a></span><br />so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28-29</a></span><br />Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. / “For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-11.htm">Acts 5:11</a></span><br />And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-8.htm">Luke 5:8</a></span><br />When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-6.htm">Matthew 17:6</a></span><br />When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-41.htm">Mark 4:41</a></span><br />Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?</p><p class="hdg">afraid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">Numbers 17:12,13</a></b></br> And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-10.htm">1 Samuel 5:10,11</a></b></br> Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm">1 Samuel 6:20</a></b></br> And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?</p><p class="hdg">How shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a></b></br> But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/13-11.htm">1 Chronicles 13:11,12</a></b></br> And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/25-5.htm">Job 25:5,6</a></b></br> Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-11.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-7.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-11.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-5.htm">Feareth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-50.htm">Feareth</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-1.htm">David fetches the ark from Kirjath Jearim on a new cart,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-6.htm">Uzzah is smitten at Perez Uzzah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-9.htm">God blesses Obed-Edom for the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-12.htm">David brings the ark into Zion with sacrifices, and dances before it; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm">for which Michal despises him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">He places it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/6-20.htm">Michal, reproving David for his joy, is childless to her death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>That day David feared the LORD</b><br>David's fear of the LORD reflects a deep reverence and awe for God's holiness and power. This fear was prompted by the death of Uzzah, who was struck down by God for touching the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/2_samuel/6-6.htm">2 Samuel 6:6-7</a>). The incident underscores the importance of approaching God with the utmost respect and following His commandments precisely. This fear is not merely terror but a recognition of God's majesty and righteousness, similar to the fear of the LORD described in <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>, which is the beginning of knowledge.<p><b>and asked,</b><br>David's inquiry indicates a moment of introspection and humility. It shows his willingness to seek understanding and guidance from God. This is a common theme in David's life, as seen in his many psalms where he often seeks God's wisdom and direction (e.g., <a href="/psalms/25-4.htm">Psalm 25:4-5</a>). It also reflects the biblical principle of seeking God's will in all matters, as encouraged in <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>.<p><b>“How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”</b><br>The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in Israel, representing God's presence among His people. David's question reveals his concern about how to properly bring the Ark to Jerusalem, acknowledging the need for holiness and obedience in handling sacred things. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's presence being both a blessing and a responsibility. The Ark's journey to Jerusalem is a type of Christ's coming to dwell among His people, as seen in <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>. David's question also echoes the sentiment of <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a>, where Isaiah recognizes his own unworthiness in the presence of a holy God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, a man after God's own heart, who is leading the transportation of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence and covenant with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, whose holiness and power are central to the events surrounding the Ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uzzah.htm">Uzzah</a></b><br>A man who was struck dead by God for touching the Ark, prompting David's fear and reverence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/obed-edom.htm">Obed-edom</a></b><br>The Gittite in whose house the Ark was placed temporarily after Uzzah's death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_holiness.htm">Reverence for God's Holiness</a></b><br>David's fear highlights the importance of approaching God with the utmost respect and reverence. We must recognize God's holiness in our worship and daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_instructions.htm">Understanding God's Instructions</a></b><br>The incident with Uzzah underscores the necessity of adhering to God's commands. We should seek to understand and follow God's instructions as revealed in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_our_lives.htm">God's Presence in Our Lives</a></b><br>David's question reflects a desire for God's presence. We should cultivate a longing for God's presence, ensuring our lives are aligned with His will to welcome Him in.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_mistakes.htm">Learning from Mistakes</a></b><br>David's response to the incident shows a willingness to learn and adjust. We should be open to correction and growth in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_timing.htm">Trusting in God's Timing</a></b><br>The temporary placement of the Ark in Obed-edom's house teaches us to trust in God's timing and provision, even when our plans are interrupted.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_strike_uzzah_for_steadying_the_ark.htm">2 Samuel 6:7 – Why would an all-knowing God strike Uzzah dead for physically stabilizing the Ark when his intention seemed good? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David's dance--does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/michal's_punishment__biblical_marriage_views.htm">2 Samuel 6:20-23 - How does Michal's punishment for her criticism align with other biblical teachings on marriage and respect between spouses?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">David was afraid.</span>--The immediate effect of the judgment was to produce in David, and doubtless in all the people, that awe of the majesty of God in which they had shown themselves deficient. If this was at first excessive, it was soon moderated.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">David was afraid</span>. This was his next feeling. Neither he nor Uzzah had offended wilfully, and so severe a punishment for an "error" made him dread the presence of so dangerous a thing as the ark seemed to be. Instead, therefore, of taking it into "the city of David," he turns aside and leaves it in the house of the nearest Levite. In both his anger and his dread David manifests himself to us as one whose ideas about God were somewhat childish. He regards Jehovah as a powerful and capricious Being, who must be appeased. He had attained to juster views in <a href="/psalms/16.htm">Psalm 16</a>. and other such trustful hymns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/6-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">That</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֑וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָוִ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“How</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֛יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can the ark</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲר֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chest, ark</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ever come</span><br /><span class="heb">יָב֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/6-9.htm">2 Samuel 6:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/6-9.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 6:9 David was afraid of Yahweh that day (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 6:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 6:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 6:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 6:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>