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2 Samuel 6:9

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And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
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  1. Psalms 119:120Rank 1 from verse 9
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    120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  2. 1 Chronicles 13:11–12Rank 2 from verse 9
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    11And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.

    12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

  3. 1 Kings 8:27Rank 3 from verse 9
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    27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

  4. 1 Samuel 5:10–11Rank 4 from verse 9
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    10¶ Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

    11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

  5. 1 Samuel 6:20Rank 5 from verse 9
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    20And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

  6. Numbers 17:12–13Rank 6 from verse 9
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    12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

    13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

  7. Isaiah 6:5Rank 7 from verse 9
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    5¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

  8. Job 25:5–6Rank 8 from verse 9
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    5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

    6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

  9. Luke 5:8–9Rank 9 from verse 9
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    8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

    9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

  10. 1 Peter 3:6Rank 10 from verse 9
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    6Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

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2 Samuel 6:9

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ark

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1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

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6:6¶ And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

6:7And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

6:8And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.

6:9And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

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6:10So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

6:11And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

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