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New King James Version
1 Chronicles 13:12
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
David feared God that day and said, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
David feared God that day and said, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
Hebrew Names Version
David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
King James Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
English Standard Version
And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
New Century Version
David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I bring the Ark of God home to me?"
David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I bring the Ark of God home to me?"
New English Translation
David was afraid of God that day and said, "How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?"
David was afraid of God that day and said, "How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?"
Amplified Bible
David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home with me?"
David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home with me?"
New American Standard Bible
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
World English Bible
David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?
And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?
Legacy Standard Bible
So David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God back to me?"
So David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God back to me?"
Berean Standard Bible
That day David feared God and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"
That day David feared God and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"
Contemporary English Version
David was afraid what the Lord might do to him, and he asked himself, "Should I really be the one to take care of the sacred chest?"
David was afraid what the Lord might do to him, and he asked himself, "Should I really be the one to take care of the sacred chest?"
Complete Jewish Bible
That day, God frightened David; he asked, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"
That day, God frightened David; he asked, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"
Darby Translation
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?
Easy-to-Read Version
That day David began to fear what God might do to him. So he said, "Should I really be the one in charge of God's Holy Box?"
That day David began to fear what God might do to him. So he said, "Should I really be the one in charge of God's Holy Box?"
George Lamsa Translation
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, saying. How can I bring the ark of God home to me?
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, saying. How can I bring the ark of God home to me?
Good News Translation
Then David was afraid of God and said, "How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?"
Then David was afraid of God and said, "How can I take the Covenant Box with me now?"
Lexham English Bible
And David feared God on that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
And David feared God on that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
Literal Translation
And David feared God on that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?
And David feared God on that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God to me?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid stode in feare of God the same daye, & sayde: How shal I brynge ye Arke of God vnto me?
And Dauid stode in feare of God the same daye, & sayde: How shal I brynge ye Arke of God vnto me?
American Standard Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
Bible in Basic English
And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?
And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid was afrayde of God that day, saying: how shall I bring the arke of God home to me?
And Dauid was afrayde of God that day, saying: how shall I bring the arke of God home to me?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?'
And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid was afraide of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the Arke of God home to me?
And Dauid was afraide of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the Arke of God home to me?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David feared God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God in to myself?
And David feared God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God in to myself?
English Revised Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid dredde the Lord in that tyme, and seide, How may Y brynge in to me the arke of the Lord?
And Dauid dredde the Lord in that tyme, and seide, How may Y brynge in to me the arke of the Lord?
Update Bible Version
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
Webster's Bible Translation
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?
And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?
New Living Translation
David was now afraid of God, and he asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?"
David was now afraid of God, and he asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?"
New Life Bible
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the special box of God home to me?"
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the special box of God home to me?"
New Revised Standard
David was afraid of God that day; he said, "How can I bring the ark of God into my care?"
David was afraid of God that day; he said, "How can I bring the ark of God into my care?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David was afraid of God, on that day, saying, - How can I bring unto me, the ark of God?
And David was afraid of God, on that day, saying, - How can I bring unto me, the ark of God?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?
And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me?
Revised Standard Version
And David was afraid of God that day; and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
And David was afraid of God that day; and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
Young's Literal Translation
And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?'
And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
Contextual Overview
9 And when they came to Chidon's 2 Samuel 6:6">[fn] threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. 10 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. 11 And David became angry because of the Lord's outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza [fn] to this day. 12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?" 13 So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
afraid of God: Numbers 17:12, Numbers 17:13, 1 Samuel 5:10, 1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 6:20, Psalms 119:120, Isaiah 6:5, Luke 5:8, Luke 5:9
How: 1 Kings 8:27, Job 25:5, Job 25:6, Matthew 25:24
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 6:8 - displeased 2 Samuel 6:9 - How shall 1 Chronicles 15:25 - with joy 1 Chronicles 21:30 - he was afraid Mark 5:15 - and they Acts 5:5 - great
Cross-References
Genesis 13:7
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
Genesis 14:12
They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Genesis 19:1
Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.
Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.
Genesis 19:25
So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
Psalms 26:5
I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.
I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."
Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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