📖WEB · 2 Samuel 6:9
What does 2 Samuel 6:9 mean?
"David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”"
— 2 Samuel 6:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.
Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.
David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”
So 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.
Yahweh’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.
King David was told, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.
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