Uzzah
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Uzzah - strength, a son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of\nKirjath-jearim placed the ark when it was brought back from the\nland of the
Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). He with his brother
Ahio\ndrove the cart on which the ark was placed when
David sought to\nbring it up to Jerusalem. When the oxen stumbled, Uzzah, in\ndirect violation of the divine law (Num. 4:15), put forth his\nhand to steady the ark, and was immediately smitten unto death.\nThe place where this occurred was henceforth called Perez-uzzah\n(1 Chr. 13:11).
David on this feared to proceed further, and\nplaced the ark in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite (2 Sam.\n6:2-11; 1 Chr. 13:6-13).
From
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
