1 Chronicles 13:10
Good News Translation
At once the LORD became angry with Uzzah and killed him for touching the Box. He died there in God's presence,

New Revised Standard Version
The anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD God was very angry with Uzzah for doing this, and he killed Uzzah right there beside the chest.

New American Bible
Then the LORD became angry with Uzzah and struck him, because he had laid his hand on the ark; he died there in God’s presence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.

he put

1 Chronicles 15:13,15 Lest as the Lord at first struck us, because you were not present, the same should now also come to pass, by our doing some thing against the law. . . .

Numbers 4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped up the sanctuary and the vessels thereof at the removing of the camp, then shall the sons of Caath enter in to carry the things wrapped up: and they shall not touch the vessels of the sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Caath: in the tabernacle of the covenant:

Joshua 6:6 Then Joshua, the son of Nun, called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord.

there he died

Leviticus 10:1-3 And Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, taking their censers, put fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them. . . .

Numbers 16:35 And a fire coming out from the Lord, destroyed the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

1 Samuel 6:19 But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord, and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

2 Chronicles 26:16-20 But when he was made strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction, and he neglected the Lord his God: and going into the temple of the Lord, he had a mind to burn incense upon the altar of incense. . . .

1 Corinthians 11:30-32 Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you: and many sleep. . . .

Context
Uzzah Touches the Ark
9And 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. 10And the Lord was angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died there before the Lord.11And David was troubled because the Lord had divided Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza to this day.…
Cross References
Leviticus 10:2
And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them: and they died before the Lord.

1 Chronicles 13:11
And David was troubled because the Lord had divided Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza to this day.

1 Chronicles 15:13
Lest as the Lord at first struck us, because you were not present, the same should now also come to pass, by our doing some thing against the law.

1 Chronicles 15:15
And the sons of Levi took the ark of God as Moses had commanded, according to the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders, with the staves.

1 Chronicles 13:9
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