12 David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"
12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
12 And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
12 David was terrified of God that day; he said, "How can I possibly continue this parade with the Chest of God?"
12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"
12 David was now afraid of God, and he asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 13:12
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 13:6-14
(Read 1 Chronicles 13:6-14)
Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the punishment of Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with God in our approaches to him; yet let us, through Christ, come boldly to the throne of grace. If the gospel be to some a savour of death unto death, as the ark was to Uzza, yet let us receive it in the love of it, and it will be to us a savour of life unto life.