Bible Strands
2 Samuel 6:8
Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David reacts to the LORD striking Uzzah dead for touching the ark. He names the location Perez-uzzah on the day he transports the ark toward Jerusalem.
The words — The text uses וַיִּחַר (va.yi.char, "it burned") to describe David’s anger and פֶּרֶץ (pe.retz, "a breaking out") for both God’s action and the resulting place name.
The thread — This event parallels 1 Chronicles 13:11, while Jonah 4:1–9 records a separate instance of a prophet’s anger before God.
Why it lands — The passage records David’s immediate anger at God’s judgment before his subsequent fear and questioning in the next verse. It demands a reader to observe how human frustration meets divine holiness without excusing the reaction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 13:11 Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
- Jonah 4:1 Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
- Jonah 4:9 Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”