1 Chronicles 13:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Chronicles 13:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 13:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 13:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring God’s ark home to me?””

1 Chronicles 13:12 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 13:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Chronicles 13:12 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 13:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David feareth God on that day, saying, `How do I bring in unto me the ark of God?'”

1 Chronicles 13:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 13:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Chronicles 13:12 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 13:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?”

1 Chronicles 13:12 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 13:12 in Context — 1 Chronicles 13

10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

11 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day.

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

13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.

14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed–edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that he had.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 13:12 Mean?

1 Chronicles 13:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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