<P> Uzzah was the son of Abinadab , in whose house the men of Kirjath - jearim placed the Ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines . With his brother Ahio , he drove the cart on which the ark was placed when David sought to bring it up to Jerusalem . When the oxen stumbled , Uzzah steadied the ark with his hand , in direct violation of the divine law , and he was immediately killed for his error . David , displeased because the Lord had killed Uzzah , called the place where this occurred Perez - uzzah , which means `` to burst out against Uzzah '' . David was afraid to bring the ark any further , and placed it in the house of Obed - edom the Gittite for three months . The Lord then blessed Obed - edom and David went and brought up the ark of God into the city of David . </P>
<P> Uzzah was the son of Abinadab , in whose house the men of Kirjath - jearim placed the Ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines . With his brother Ahio , he drove the cart on which the ark was placed when David sought to bring it up to Jerusalem . When the oxen stumbled , Uzzah steadied the ark with his hand , in direct violation of the divine law , and he was immediately killed for his error . David , displeased because the Lord had killed Uzzah , called the place where this occurred Perez - uzzah , which means `` to burst out against Uzzah '' . David was afraid to bring the ark any further , and placed it in the house of Obed - edom the Gittite for three months . The Lord then blessed Obed - edom and David went and brought up the ark of God into the city of David . </P>
who died when they touched the ark of the covenant
who died when they touched the ark of the covenant
Uzzah
Uzzah