1 Chronicles 13:9
New International Version
When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled.

New Living Translation
But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark.

English Standard Version
And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

Berean Standard Bible
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

King James Bible
And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

New King James Version
And when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

New American Standard Bible
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly overturned it.

NASB 1995
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset it.

NASB 1977
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they came to the threshing floor of Chidon. And Uzza reached out with his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen nearly upset it.

Amplified Bible
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold and steady the ark, for the oxen [that were drawing the cart] nearly overturned it.

Christian Standard Bible
When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to hold the ark because the oxen had stumbled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to hold the ark because the oxen had stumbled.

American Standard Version
And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they came to the threshing floor of Ramin, and Aza reached his hand to support the Ark, because the bulls were running them to the threshing floor.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they came as far as the threshing-floor: and Oza put forth his hand to hold the ark, because the bullock moved it from its place.

Contemporary English Version
But when they came to Chidon's threshing place, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the chest to stop it from falling.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they came to the floor of Chidon, Oza put forth his hand, to hold up the ark: for the ox being wanton had made it lean a little on one side.

English Revised Version
And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But when they came to Chidon's threshing floor, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out to grab the ark.

Good News Translation
As they came to the threshing place of Chidon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the Covenant Box.

International Standard Version
As they approached Chidon's threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

Literal Standard Version
And they come to the threshing-floor of Chidon, and Uzza puts forth his hand to seize the Ark, for the oxen were released,

Majority Standard Bible
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

New American Bible
As they reached the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah stretched out his hand to steady the ark, for the oxen were tipping it.

NET Bible
When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled.

New Revised Standard Version
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen shook it.

New Heart English Bible
When they came to the threshing floor of Nodan, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

World English Bible
When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

Young's Literal Translation
And they come in unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, and Uzza putteth forth his hand to seize the ark, for the oxen were released,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Uzzah Touches the Ark
8David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. 9When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled. 10And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.…

Cross References
Genesis 50:10
When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.

2 Samuel 6:6
When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.


Treasury of Scripture

And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

Chidon

2 Samuel 6:6
And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

Nachon

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1 Chronicles 13
1. David fetches the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath Jearim
9. Uzza being smitten, the ark is left at the house of Obed-Edom














(9) Chidon.--So one MS. of LXX. Syriac and Arabic, R?min. The Nachon of Samuel seems right. The Targum, Syriac, and Arabic of Samuel have, "prepared threshing floor (s)," treating n?k-n as a participle.

Put forth his hand to hold the ark.--An explanatory paraphrase of the more ancient text, "Uzza put forth unto the ark of God, and held thereon" (Samuel).

Stumbled.--Or, plunged. The margin is wrong. The verb is used transitively, in 2Kings 9:33, "Throw her down."

Verse 9. - The threshingfloor of Chidon. For Chidon, the parallel place has Nachon; possibly these are two names of the same place, or one form is a corruption of the ether; but there is nothing to determine for us which. Owing to the meaning of Nachon being "prepared," the version of Aquila is "to the prepared threshingfloor," with which the Jonathan Targum agrees, and (for this Chronicles passage) the Joseph Targum gives אֲתַר מְתַקַּן. The threshing-floor was a circular plot of hard ground, from fifty to one hundred feet in diameter, on which the oxen trampled out the grain. Threshingfloors evidently often became landmarks, and helped to designate places (Genesis 50:10; 2 Samuel 24:16). The oxen stumbled. In the parallel place the Authorized Version renders "shook it." The Hebrew verb is the same (שָׁמַט) in both places. Its elementary meanings are "to strike" and "to throw down." Perhaps the meaning is near the Vulgate rendering, calcitrabant, and equivalent to the rendering, became restive.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When they came
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the threshing floor
גֹּ֣רֶן (gō·ren)
Noun - proper
Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

of Kidon,
כִּידֹ֑ן (kî·ḏōn)
Noun - proper
Strong's 3592: Chidon -- a place in Palestine

Uzzah
עֻזָּ֜א (‘uz·zā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5798: Uzza -- four Israelites

reached out
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

and took hold
לֶאֱחֹז֙ (le·’ĕ·ḥōz)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

of
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the ark,
הָ֣אָר֔וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 727: A chest, ark

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the oxen
הַבָּקָֽר׃ (hab·bā·qār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd

had stumbled.
שָֽׁמְט֖וּ (šā·mə·ṭū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8058: To fling down, to jostle, to let alone, desist, remit


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