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1 Chronicles 13 — Sermon Preparation
David gathers Israel to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim, but Uzzah is struck dead for touching the ark, and the procession halts. Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Chronicles 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָרוֹן | ʼârôwn | H727 | 9 | box |
| עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם | ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm | H5654 | 6 | Obed-Edom |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 9 | David |
| עֻזָּא | ʻUzzâʼ | H5798 | 4 | Uzza, Uzzah |
| קִרְיַת יְעָרִים | Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym | H7157 | 3 | Kirjath-Jearim, Kirjath-Arim |
| פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא | Perets ʻUzzâʼ | H6560 | 2 | Perets-Uzza |
| עֲגָלָה | ʻăgâlâh | H5699 | 2 | revolving, vehicle |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In the foregoing chapter we have David made king, by which the civil government was happily settled. In this chapter care is taken about religion. I. David consults with the representatives of the people about bringing up the ark out of its obscurity into a public place; and it is resolved on, ver. 1-4. II. With a great deal of solemnity and joy, it is carried from Kirjath-jearim, ver. 5-8. III. Uzza is struck dead for touching it, which, for the present, spoils the solemnity and stops the proceedings, ver. 9-14. The Removal of the Ark. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 13:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Perez-uzzah— 1 Chr 13:11
- City of David— 1 Chr 13:13
- Gath 3— 1 Chr 13:13
- Egypt— 1 Chr 13:5
- Kiriath-jearim— 1 Chr 13:5
- Lebo-hamath— 1 Chr 13:5
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