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9 articles found for “Uzza”

• Uzzah

  Uzzah was the son of Abinadab who was struck dead during David's reign when, as the ark of the covenant was being brought to Jerusalem, the oxen stumbled and he reached out and took hold of the shaken ark.

• Perez-uzzah

  Perez-uzzah is the name David gave to the place where Uzzah died after taking hold of the Ark of the Covenant while it was being moved. The name is understood to mean "the breaking forth upon Uzzah," and it appears in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13.

• Ahio

  Ahio was a man of David's time who, together with Uzzah, drove the new cart carrying the Ark of the Covenant; 2 Samuel records him as a son of Abinadab.

• 1 Chronicles 13

  1 Chronicles 13 recounts how David, together with all Israel, attempted to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim, halted the effort when Uzza died, and left the ark in the house of Obed-edom for three months.

• 2 Samuel 6

  This chapter recounts how David brings the ark of God (the Ark of the Covenant) to the City of David. The procession halts when Uzzah dies, and the ark rests at the house of Obed-edom before being brought up with rejoicing. Michal despises David for dancing.

• Ahio

  Ahio was a son of Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim. When David moved the ark of the covenant, Ahio and his brother Uzzah drove the new cart that carried it, and Ahio walked ahead of the ark.

• Obed-edom

  Obed-edom was the owner of the house where the Ark of the Covenant remained for three months during the reign of King David. Scripture records that God blessed him and his entire household during that time, and Chronicles also presents him as a Levite gatekeeper.

• 1 Chronicles 15

  In this chapter David has the Levites carry the Ark of the Covenant and appoints singers and musicians, and the ark is brought from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David. The chapter ends with Michal despising David as he dances.

• 1 Chronicles 14

  1 Chronicles 14 records how Hiram king of Tyre helped build David's palace, lists the sons born to David in Jerusalem, and recounts David's two victories over the Philistines in the Valley of Rephaim.