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2 Samuel 6:9

World English Bible

David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”

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2 Samuel 6:9 in other translations

And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?

2 Samuel 6:9 · American Standard Version

2 Samuel 6:9 in context

  1. 7Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
  2. 8David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.
  3. 9David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”
  4. 10So David would not move Yahweh’s ark to be with him in David’s city; but David carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house.
  5. 11Yahweh’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.