KJV King James Version
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
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1 Chronicles 13:11
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzza; and he called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.
ASV American Standard Version
And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it is displeasing to David, because Jehovah hath made a breach upon Uzza, and one calleth that place ‘Breach of Uzza’ unto this day.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 13
8 And David and all Israel played before God with all [their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?
13 So David brought not the ark [home] to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
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וַיִּ֣חַרH2734 · cha.rahto be incensedלְדָוִ֔ידH1732 · da.vidDavidכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforפָרַ֧ץH6555 · pa.ratsto break throughיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDפֶּ֖רֶץH6556 · pe.retsbreachבְּעֻזָּ֑אH5798 · uz.zaUzzahוַיִּקְרָ֞אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toלַמָּק֤וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceהַהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itפֶּ֣רֶץH6560 · pe.rets uz.zaPerez-uzzaעֻזָּ֔אH6560 · pe.rets uz.zaPerez-uzzaעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּֽה׃H2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God.2 Samuel 6:9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?Jonah 4:4Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?Jonah 4:9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.Joshua 4:9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.Genesis 32:32Therefore the children of Israel eat not [of] the sinew which shrank, which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.Deuteronomy 34:6And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
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