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1 Chronicles 13:13 Explained in Context
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Verse 13. 13So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Uzza dies and the ark stays with Obed-edom.”
Uzza steadies the ark and dies at Chidon's floor
This verse is one part of that explanation in 1 Chronicles 13:9–14. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 13:9–14
Read 1 Chronicles 13:13 with 13:9–14. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Uzza steadies the ark, is struck dead, David becomes angry and afraid, abandons the move, and Obed-edom's household is blessed for three months.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Uzza dies and the ark stays with Obed-edom,” 1 Chronicles 13:13 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: Uzza's death interrupts enthusiastic consensus and creates the breach David later attributes to failure to seek according to due order.
Read 1 Chronicles 13:9–14 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 13:9–14 forms the complete movement “Uzza dies and the ark stays with Obed-edom”: Uzza steadies the ark, is struck dead, David becomes angry and afraid, abandons the move, and Obed-edom's household is blessed for three months.
Verse 9. 9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
Verse 10. 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.
Verse 11. 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
Verse 12. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
Verse 13. 13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
Verse 14. 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
What Remains True
Worship requires ordered, truthful, skilled, and accountable service, while sacred office, beauty, or scale never determines a person's worth. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Uzza steadies the ark, is struck dead, David becomes angry and afraid, abandons the move, and Obed-edom's household is blessed for three months. In 1 Chronicles 13:13, the concrete line “So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 1 Chronicles 13:9–14 — Uzza dies and the ark stays with Obed-edomSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 1 Chronicles 13:9–14, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 13:9–14
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 13:9–14, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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