And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day.
Parallel translations
- WEB David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzza. He called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.
- KJV And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
- BSB 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.
- NASB Then David became angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza as it is to this day.
- NLT David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today.
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Quick answer
David was upset that the LORD had broken out against Uzza and named the place Perez Uzza. His displeasure reflects shock and grief at the judgment.
Overview
David's reaction, displeasure or anger, likely mingles grief, fear, and frustration at the sudden death. He memorializes the event by naming the place 'Perez Uzza' (the breaking out against Uzza). The Chronicler records this honestly, showing that even God's chosen king had to learn the costliness of approaching God carelessly. The name stood as a lasting warning to Israel.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 6:7Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
- 2 Sam 6:9David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”
- Jonah 4:9God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?” He said, “I am right to be angry, even to death.”
- Deut 34:6He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no man knows where his tomb is to this day.
- Jonah 4:4Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
- Josh 4:9Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
- Gen 32:32Therefore the children of Israel don’t eat the sinew of the hip, which is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day, because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew of the hip.
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