Uzzah - Wikipedia Uzzah For the pre-Islamic goddess, see Uzza. Not to be confused with Uzziah. The Chastisement of Uzzah by James Tissot Baroque painting of the death of Uzzah by Giulio Quaglio the Younger in a medaillon in Ljubljana Cathedral ( 1704 ) According to the Tanakh, Uzzah or Uzza, meaning strength, was an Israelite whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant. Uzzah was the son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of Kirjath - jearim placed the Ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines. With his brother Ahio, he drove the cart on which the ark was placed when David sought to bring it up to Jerusalem. When the oxen stumbled, Uzzah steadied the ark with his hand, in direct violation of the divine law, and he was immediately killed for his error. David, displeased because the Lord had killed Uzzah, called the place where this occurred Perez - uzzah, which means `` to burst out against Uzzah ''. David was afraid to bring the ark any further, and placed it in the house of Obed - edom the Gittite for three months. The Lord then blessed Obed - edom and David went and brought up the ark of God into the city of David. Other Uzzah, son of Shimei, a Merarite. Notes Jump up ^ 1 Samuel 7 : 1 Jump up ^ Numbers 4 : 15 ^ Jump up to : `` www.Bibler.org - Dictionary - Uzzah ''. 2012 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ 2 Samuel 6 : 8 and 1 Chronicles 13 : 11, wording used by the New Living Translation Jump up ^ 2 Samuel 6 : 2 - 11 ; 1 Chronicles 13 : 6 - 13 Jump up ^ `` 1 Chronicles 6 : 29 ''. 2012 - 06 - 06. References This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George ( 1897 ). `` Uzzah ''. Easton 's Bible Dictionary ( New and revised ed. ). T. Nelson and Sons. This article related to the Hebrew Bible is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uzzah&oldid=834237984 '' Categories : Hebrew Bible people Books of Samuel Targeted killing Hebrew Bible stubs Hidden categories : Pages with numeric Bible version references Wikipedia articles incorporating text from Easton 's Bible Dictionary All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Bahasa Indonesia Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 4 April 2018, at 17 : 11 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who was killed for touching the ark of the covenant
Answer: Uzzah