2 Samuel 6 · Verse 9

2 Samuel 6:9

And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
2 Samuel 6:9, King James Version

2 Samuel 6:9 in other translations

BSBThat day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
WEBDavid was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How could the LORD’s ark come to me?”
ASVAnd David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?
YLTand David feareth Jehovah on that day, and saith, ‘How doth the ark of Jehovah come in unto me?'
DARBYAnd David was afraid of Jehovah that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?
BBEAnd such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?
WebsterAnd David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

What does 2 Samuel 6:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:9-10
9-10. David was afraid of the Lord that day, &c.--His feelings on this alarming judgment were greatly excited on various accounts, dreading that the displeasure of God had been provoked by the removal of the ark, that the punishment would be extended to himself and people, and that they might fall into some error or neglect during the further conveyance of the ark. He resolved, therefore, to wait for more light and direction as to the path of duty. An earlier consultation by Urim would have led him right at the first, whereas in this perplexity and distress, he was reaping the fruits of inconsideration and neglect.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:6-11

Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's heart. Familiarity, even with that which is most awful, is apt to breed contempt. If it were so great a crime for one to lay hold on the ark of the covenant who had no right to do so, what is it for those to lay claim to the privileges of the covenant that come not up to the terms of it? Obed-edom opened his doors without…

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2 Samuel 6:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'and he fearedH3372
דָוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵ֛יךְ'eikhhow?H349
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'will it comeH935
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 6:9

  • Psalms 119:120

    My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  • 1 Chronicles 13:11-12

    And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

  • Numbers 17:12-13

    And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

  • 1 Samuel 6:20

    And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

  • 1 Kings 8:27

    But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

  • 1 Samuel 5:10-11

    Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

  • Luke 5:8-9

    When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

  • Job 25:5-6

    Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
afraid.
Nu 17:12,13; 1Sa 5:10,11; 6:20; Ps 119:120; Isa 6:5; Lu 5:8,9
1Pe 3:6
How shall.
1Ki 8:27; 1Ch 13:11,12; Job 25:5,6

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 6:8

    And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez–uzzah to this day.

  • 2 Samuel 6:9

    And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

  • 2 Samuel 6:10

    So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.

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2 Samuel 6:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y temiendo David á Jehová aquel día, dijo: ¿Cómo ha de venir á mí el arca de Jehová?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David eut peur de l’ Éternel en ce jour-là, et il dit: Comment l’arche de l’ Éternel entrerait-elle chez moi?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David fürchtete sich vor Jehova an selbigem Tage und sprach: Wie soll die Lade Jehovas zu mir kommen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et extimuit David Dominum in die illa, dicens: Quomodo ingredietur ad me arca Domini?