2Sa 6:2-11 | TNotes | STEP | 6:2 is enthroned between the cherubim: See also 1 Sam 4:4 ; 2 Kgs 19:15 ; Pss 80:1 ; 99:1 .

6:2 ^a is enthroned between the cherubim: See also 1 Sam 4:4 ^b; 2 Kgs 19:15 ^c; Pss 80:1 ^d; 99:1 ^e.
Summary for 2Sam 6:3-4: 6:3-4 ^f According to God’s instructions (Exod 25:14 ^g; 37:5 ^h; Num 4:6 ⁱ), the Ark was to be carried by Levites of the clan of Kohath, holding two poles slipped through four rings at the corners of the Ark. God’s instructions were ignored in this instance.

• Uzzah and Ahio: In 1 Sam 7:1 ^j, Eleazar, another son of Abinadab, was put in charge of the Ark.
6:5 ^k The musical instruments were played by Levites (1 Chr 16:4-6 ^l).
Summary for 2Sam 6:6-7: 6:6-7 ^m steadied the Ark: Although Uzzah meant well and acted instinctively, he violated the Ark by touching it (cp. Exod 19:12-13 ⁿ; Num 4:15 ^o). He suffered the same penalty as the people from Beth-shemesh (1 Sam 6:19 ^p). David later had the Levites carry the Ark into Jerusalem in accordance with God’s will (see 1 Chr 15:2 ^q, 13-15 ^r).
6:8 ^s David was angry ... the Lord’s anger: Cp. Gen 4:5 ^t; 1 Sam 15:11 ^u; Jon 4:1 ^v; Luke 15:27-28 ^w.

• Perez-uzzah: The first part of this name appears in 2 Sam 5:20 ^x (Baal-perazim) as the place where God burst through the Philistine ranks.
6:9 ^y David was ... afraid: Similarly, Moses trembled at the display of divine wrath (Deut 9:19 ^z) and at the dramatic display of God’s fiery presence (see Heb 12:21 ^aa).
6:10 ^ab Obed-edom was a Levite (1 Chr 15:18 ^ac, 21 ^ad; 16:38 ^ae; 26:4 ^af, 8 ^ag, 15 ^ah; 2 Chr 25:24 ^ai) who lived either in the Philistine city of Gath or in an Israelite town of a similar name (e.g., Gath-rimmon, a city given to the Levites, Josh 21:25 ^aj).
6:11 ^ak God blessed Obed-edom with health, prosperity, and family. God’s presence, which is a curse to the ungodly (1 Sam 5 ^al), is a blessing to his people. Obed-edom must have taken care to preserve the Ark’s sanctity.