David consults every captain and all the assembly: 'let us bring back the ark of our God to us; for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.' From Kiriath-jearim the ark rides a new cart, Uzza and Ahio driving, and 'David and all Israel played before God with all their might; even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries.' At the threshing-floor of Chidon the oxen stumble; Uzza puts out his hand to steady the ark, 'and He smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark.' David names the place Perez-uzza, and his anger turns to fear — 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?' The ark turns aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, 'and Hashem blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.'
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And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
verse value 1597
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 33 letters. The shortest word is "David" (דָּוִ֗יד, 4 letters) and the longest is "to·all·leader" (לְכׇל־נָגִֽיד, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·consulted" (וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ), "with·captains·of" (עִם־שָׂרֵ֧י), "to·all·leader" (לְכׇל־נָגִֽיד). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "the·thousands" (root אלף, 77x in I Chronicles); "with·captains·of" (root שר, 42x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root יעץ ("and·he·consulted") in I Chronicles. Full calculation: וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ [and·he·consulted] (182) + דָּוִ֗יד [David] (24) + עִם־שָׂרֵ֧י [with·captains·of] (620) + הָאֲלָפִ֛ים [the·thousands] (166) + וְהַמֵּא֖וֹת [and·the·hundreds] (458) + לְכׇל־נָגִֽיד [to·all·leader] (147) = 1597.
Rashi
And David conferred with the officers of the thousands He said to them, “You have already engaged in matters that are for your benefit, for you have a king to save you; now you should engage in the honor of God.”
Metzudat David
'Even with every leader' — meaning, he did not consult with all of them, but only with every leader among them — that is, the distinguished ones.
Malbim
'And David consulted' — in II Samuel 6:1 it is written briefly, 'And David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.' Ezra clarifies that David first took counsel with the officers about this. And this was not immediately after he was made king, for by the time of this event he had already conquered Jerusalem, and Zion had become the City of David, as will be explained below.
And David said to all the assembly of Israel: ‘If it seems good to you, and if it is of Hashem our God, let us send abroad everywhere to our brethren who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities that have open land about them, that they may gather themselves to us;
verse value 5957
Insights
Verse structure: 23 words, 119 letters. The shortest word is "to·all" (לְכֹ֣ל, 3 letters) and the longest is "if·to·you" (אִם־עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 541: Israel, Israel. 10 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "assembly·of" (קְהַ֣ל), "if·to·you" (אִם־עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם), "and·from·Hashem" (וּמִן־יְהֹוָ֣ה). The root כל appears 2 times in this verse. 21 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "and·from·Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "our·God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root קהל ("assembly·of") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'their·open·land', dividing the verse into phrases of 21 and 2 words.
Rashi
it has been opened The fence that was closed until now has been opened, for no one has yet inquired of God. let us send to our brethren remaining because of the honor of the Ark.
Ralbag
'If it seems good to you, and if it is of Hashem our God' - Meaning, if the matter is agreeable in the eyes of Hashem, may He be blessed, as well. 'Let us send abroad' - Meaning, let us multiply the messengers we send out on behalf of our brethren who remain; he said this to multiply the messengers, so that they would all come quickly.
Metzudat David
'And David said' — after the leaders had agreed to the matter, he said to all Israel: if the matter seems good in your eyes, and if it is from Hashem, that we should agree to it. 'Let us send abroad' — let us take courage, and send word concerning our brethren who remain in their land and did not come with you. 'And with them' — meaning, and also concerning the priests and the Levites who are among them. 'In their cities that have open land about them' — they are called this because all their cities had open pastureland surrounding them.
Metzudat Zion
'Let us send abroad everywhere' — [the word 'nifretzah' is] an expression of surging forth in strength, as in 'What a breach you have made for yourself!' (Genesis 38).
Malbim
'And David said to all the assembly of Israel' — that is, to their officers, who stood in their place [representing them]. 'And if it is of Hashem our God' — that the matter has gone forth [from Him]. 'Let us send abroad' [lit. 'let us break out'] — this expresses a spreading out beyond the border, as in 'and you shall spread out to the west and to the east' (Genesis 28:14).
and let us bring back the ark of our God to us; for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.’
verse value 2005
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 40 letters. The shortest word is "for·not" (כִּֽי־לֹ֥א, 4 letters) and the longest is "ark·of" (אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "let·us·bring·back" (וְנָסֵ֛בָּה). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "our·God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "for·not" (root כי, 69x in I Chronicles); "in·days·of" (root יום, 39x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·us', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְנָסֵ֛בָּה [let·us·bring·back] (123) + אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן [ark·of] (658) + אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ [our·God] (102) + אֵלֵ֑ינוּ [to·us] (97) + כִּֽי־לֹ֥א [for·not] (61) + דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ [we·sought·it] (565) + בִּימֵ֥י [in·days·of] (62) + שָׁאֽוּל [Saul] (337) = 2005.
Metzudat David
'And let us bring back,' etc. — to seek it out with a great multitude of people, so as to increase the honor of the ark. 'To us' — to Jerusalem, which is populous with many people; for we did not seek it out with the honor due to it. 'In the days of Saul' — for since he killed [the priests of] Nob, the city of the priests who ministered to the ark, it was as though by this he diminished the honor of the ark.
Metzudat Zion
'And let us bring back' — an expression of turning around.
And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
verse value 2387
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 38 letters. The shortest word is "so" (כֵּ֑ן, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·they·said" (וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "for·it·was·right" (כִּֽי־יָשַׁ֥ר). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "all·the·people" (root כל, 81x in I Chronicles); "and·they·said" (root אמר, 73x in I Chronicles); "the·thing" (root דבר, 41x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'so', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ [and·they·said] (263) + כׇֽל־הַקָּהָ֖ל [all·the·assembly] (190) + לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת [to·do] (806) + כֵּ֑ן [so] (70) + כִּֽי־יָשַׁ֥ר [for·it·was·right] (540) + הַדָּבָ֖ר [the·thing] (211) + בְּעֵינֵ֥י [in·eyes·of] (142) + כׇל־הָעָֽם [all·the·people] (165) = 2387.
So David assembled all Israel together, from Shihor the brook of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
verse value 4605
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 67 letters. The shortest word is "Hamath" (חֲמָ֑ת, 3 letters) and the longest is "all·Israel" (אֶת־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל, 9 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "from·Shihor" (מִן־שִׁיח֥וֹר), "Egypt" (מִצְרַ֖יִם), "and·unto·to·come" (וְעַד־לְב֣וֹא). The root בוא appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "all·Israel" (root ישראל, 94x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hamath', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיַּקְהֵ֤ל [and·he·assembled] (151) + דָּוִיד֙ [David] (24) + אֶת־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [all·Israel] (992) + מִן־שִׁיח֥וֹר [from·Shihor] (614) + מִצְרַ֖יִם [Egypt] (380) + וְעַד־לְב֣וֹא [and·unto·to·come] (119) + חֲמָ֑ת [Hamath] (448) + לְהָבִיא֙ [to·bring] (48) + אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן [ark·of] (658) + הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים [God] (91) + מִקִּרְיַ֖ת [from·Kiriath] (750) + יְעָרִֽים [jearim] (330) = 4605.
Rashi
from Shihor of Egypt and until the approach to Hamath This parallels (I Kings 8:65): “from the approach to Hamath to the brook of Egypt”
Ralbag
'So David assembled all Israel together, from Shihor the brook of Egypt' - Now, according to what is stated in the Book of Samuel (II Samuel 6:1), it appears that only the people of Judah were present there, together with thirty thousand chosen men from the rest of Israel. It therefore appears that what is meant here is that David had already gathered the chosen men among them and their leaders, and that these thirty thousand chosen men were in addition to the tribe of Judah. And the meaning of his earlier words, 'let us send for our brethren who remain,' is that he was speaking to the officers and heads, as it says, 'and David took counsel with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader.'
Metzudat David
'Even to the entrance of Hamath' — up to the point at which one enters Hamath, [gathering people] from one end of the border of the land of Israel to the other. 'From Kiriath-jearim' — for it had been there since the time the Philistines returned it, as stated in I Samuel.
Metzudat Zion
'Shihor' — that is the Nile.
Malbim
'So David assembled' — and in Samuel it is explained that all the chosen men of Israel gathered, meaning that from every single city they sent their chosen representatives and their judges, as explained there. 'From Shihor' — meaning from the southern border to the northern border, that is, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, Hashem that sits upon the cherubim, on which the Name is called.
verse value 6365
Insights
Verse structure: 18 words, 86 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "Name" (שֵֽׁם, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·all·Israel" (וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "to·Baalah" (בַּעֲלָ֔תָה), "to·Kiriath" (אֶל־קִרְיַ֥ת), "that·is·called" (אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א). The root עלה appears 2 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·Judah', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 10 words.
Rashi
to Baalah, to Kirjath The meaning is: to Baalah, which is Kirjath-Jearim. to bring up from there, etc. As it is written (II Sam. 6:2): “... which is called a name, the name of the Lord of Hosts, Who dwells upon the cherubim;” i.e., the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, was called upon the Ark. Although the Ark had been exiled to [the land of] the Philistines, this name did not leave it, because it was hallowed.
Metzudat David
'To Baalah' — Kiriath-jearim was also called Kiriath-baal, as stated in Joshua. 'That sits upon the cherubim' — [the cherubim] that are upon the ark. 'On which the Name is called' — meaning, upon which the Name of Hashem mentioned is called; and in II Samuel it is stated explicitly, "the Name of Hashem."
Malbim
'To Baalah' — as it says, 'Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim' (Joshua 15:9). 'Who sits upon the cherubim, on which the Name is called' — meaning, since Hashem is called by the name 'He who sits upon the cherubim,' dwelling between the staves of the ark, it is therefore fitting to give it honor, for Hashem dwells upon it. This explains what is said in Samuel (ibid., v. 2): 'on which is called the Name, the name of Hashem of hosts, who sits upon the cherubim' — meaning, it is on its account that Hashem is called by the name 'He who sits upon the cherubim.'
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
verse value 2382
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 58 letters. The shortest word is "new" (חֲדָשָׁ֔ה, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·they·set" (וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ, 7 letters). 7 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·they·set" (וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ), "upon·cart" (עַל־עֲגָלָ֣ה), "new" (חֲדָשָׁ֔ה). The root עגלה appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "from·house·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles); "ark·of" (root ארון, 34x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root רכב ("and·they·set") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Abinadab', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ [and·they·set] (254) + אֶת־אֲר֤וֹן [ark·of] (658) + הָאֱלֹהִים֙ [God] (91) + עַל־עֲגָלָ֣ה [upon·cart] (208) + חֲדָשָׁ֔ה [new] (317) + מִבֵּ֖ית [from·house·of] (452) + אֲבִינָדָ֑ב [Abinadab] (69) + וְעֻזָּ֣א [and·Uzza] (84) + וְאַחְי֔וֹ [and·Ahio] (31) + נֹהֲגִ֖ים [driving] (108) + בָּעֲגָלָֽה [in·the·cart] (110) = 2382.
Rashi
And they set the Ark of God on a new cart Why did David see fit to set it on a new cart rather than to have it borne by the Levites, as he did when he finally brought it from there to Zion? Because David said, “Corresponding to the way it came to me when the Philistines returned it on a new cart, as it is written (I Sam. 6:11): And they placed the Ark of the Lord on the cart, etc.” Therefore, he was punished. and Uzza and Ahio They were the sons of Abinadab, as is written in II Samuel (6:3). drove the cart as is the custom of cart drivers, one walks in front of the cart and directs it in a straight way, and one is alongside the cart, so that it does not turn over and fall. And so it is written (II Sam. 6: 4): “... and Ahio went before the Ark,” and Uzza was alongside the cart; therefore, Uzza stretched forth his hand to take hold of the Ark when the oxen swayed it, and therefore, he was punished.
Metzudat David
'Out of the house of Abinadab' — for the ark had been in his house. 'Drove the cart' — they drove the oxen that were harnessed to the cart, to pull it.
Malbim
'And they set (the ark)… and David (played)…' — in Samuel this is told at greater length, and there I explained the details of the sins that were committed in this regard against the sanctity of the ark.
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might; even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
verse value 4865
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 77 letters. The shortest word is "to·face·of" (לִפְנֵ֥י, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·all·Israel" (וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל, 8 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "playing" (מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים), "in·all·might" (בְּכׇל־עֹ֑ז), "and·in·songs" (וּבְשִׁירִ֤ים). The root כל appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "and·all·Israel" (root כל, 81x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root כנור ("and·in·harps") in I Chronicles. First appearance of the root נבל ("and·in·psalteries") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·all·might', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 6 words. 8 of the verse's 12 words begin with the letter ו. Full calculation: וְדָוִ֣יד [and·David] (30) + וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל [and·all·Israel] (597) + מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים [playing] (498) + לִפְנֵ֥י [to·face·of] (170) + הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים [God] (91) + בְּכׇל־עֹ֑ז [in·all·might] (129) + וּבְשִׁירִ֤ים [and·in·songs] (568) + וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙ [and·in·harps] (684) + וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים [and·in·psalteries] (140) + וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים [and·in·timbrels] (538) + וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִם [and·in·cymbals] (618) + וּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת [and·in·trumpets] (802) = 4865.
Rashi
with all [their] might Here it is written: בְּכָל עֹז, with all strength, and in II Samuel (6:5): “בְּכָל עֲצֵי, with all wood.” The meaning is: with all manner of wooden musical instruments, and here the meaning is: with all powerful musical instruments. and with songs and with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels All of these are musical instruments, but cymbals (מְצִלְתַּיִם) were not a musical instrument, and their function was only to make sounds, like the instrument called the kettle drum, Pauken in German, which is struck with sticks to make sounds. This is implied further (15: 25): “and with resounding cymbals,” and it is written (ibid. verse 19): “And the singers: Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with copper cymbals to resound.” And it is written further below (25:6): “with song in the House of the Lord, with cymbals, etc.,” and because of this, they are called מְצִלְתַּיִם. Similarly (Deut. 28:42): “... the locusts (הַצְּלָצַל) will inherit.” This is a species of locust that makes a sound, as it is written in the prophecy of Joel (2:5) about the locusts: “Like the sound of chariots on the mountaintops, they will leap, etc.”
Ralbag
'Played before God' - Meaning, rejoiced before God.
Metzudat David
'Played' — rejoiced before the ark with all their strength. 'Even with songs' — they sang aloud with their mouths to praise Hashem, and also with harps, etc., which are kinds of musical instruments.
Metzudat Zion
'And with cymbals' — these are two bronze instruments struck against each other to produce a loud sound, as in 'with clanging cymbals' (Psalms 150).
And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
verse value 2690
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 48 letters. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֥י, 2 letters) and the longest is "the·ark" (אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן, 7 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "unto·threshing-floor·of" (עַד־גֹּ֣רֶן), "Chidon" (כִּידֹ֑ן), "his·hand" (אֶת־יָד֗וֹ). 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "for" (root כי, 69x in I Chronicles); "and·they·came" (root בוא, 62x in I Chronicles); "his·hand" (root יד, 42x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root גרן ("unto·threshing-floor·of") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Chidon', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 8 words. Full calculation: וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ [and·they·came] (25) + עַד־גֹּ֣רֶן [unto·threshing-floor·of] (327) + כִּידֹ֑ן [Chidon] (84) + וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח [and·he·sent] (354) + עֻזָּ֜א [Uzza] (78) + אֶת־יָד֗וֹ [his·hand] (421) + לֶֽאֱחֹז֙ [to·hold] (46) + אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן [the·ark] (663) + כִּ֥י [for] (30) + שָֽׁמְט֖וּ [stumbled] (355) + הַבָּקָֽר [the·oxen] (307) = 2690.
Rashi
to Goren Kiddon the name of a place.
Metzudat David
'Put forth' — he stretched out his hand. 'For the oxen stumbled' — they shook it from its place, and he thought it would fall off the cart.
Metzudat Zion
'The threshing-floor of Chidon' — in II Samuel it is called 'Nachon,' and it was known by both names. 'For the oxen stumbled' — an expression of dislodging something from its place, as in 'and he said: Throw her down' (II Kings 9).
Malbim
'To hold' — this clarifies that what is said in Samuel (ibid., v. 6), 'and he took hold,' means that he intended to take hold; and he died for having put out his hand toward the ark, even though he had not yet actually taken hold of it.
And the anger of Hashem was kindled against Uzza, and He smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
verse value 2831
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 52 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָה֙) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "because" (עַ֛ל, 2 letters) and the longest is "upon·the·ark" (עַל־הָאָר֑וֹן, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·was·kindled·anger·of" (וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף), "that·he·sent" (אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח), "upon·the·ark" (עַל־הָאָר֑וֹן). 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "there" (root שם, 67x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'upon·the·ark', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף [and·was·kindled·anger·of] (305) + יְהֹוָה֙ [Hashem] (26) + בְּעֻזָּ֔א [against·Uzza] (80) + וַיַּכֵּ֕הוּ [and·he·smote·him] (47) + עַ֛ל [because] (100) + אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח [that·he·sent] (839) + יָד֖וֹ [his·hand] (20) + עַל־הָאָר֑וֹן [upon·the·ark] (362) + וַיָּ֥מׇת [and·he·died] (456) + שָׁ֖ם [there] (340) + לִפְנֵ֥י [before] (170) + אֱלֹהִֽים [God] (86) = 2831.
Rashi
and He struck him down because he stretched forth his hand upon the Ark This is what is written in II Samuel (6:7): “... and God struck him down there” עַל הַשַּׁל meaning עַל הַשֶּׁלַח, because he stretched forth to hold the Ark. Another example of this is (I Kings 21:23): “The dogs will devour Jezebel” בְּחֵל יִזְרְעֶאל. In another verse it is written: (II Kings 9:10): “בְּחֵלֶק יִזְרְעֶאל,” in the territory of Jezreel. So will we explain עַל הַשַּׁל here as הַשֶּׁלַח and he died there before God before the Ark of God, and in (II Samuel 6:7): “...and there he died by the Ark of God.”
Metzudat David
'And the anger [of Hashem] was kindled' — on account of his lack of faith in Hashem, in thinking that His ark would fall; and this was because he put forth [his hand], etc. 'Before God' — before the ark of God.
And David was displeased, because Hashem had broken forth upon Uzza; and that place was called Perez-uzza to this day.
verse value 2304
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 54 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. Verse gematria: 2304 = 48². The shortest word is "until" (עַ֖ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "to·David" (לְדָוִ֔יד, 5 letters). Words sharing gematria 370: breach, Perez-. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·was·displeased" (וַיִּ֣חַר), "because·he·broke·forth" (כִּֽי־פָרַ֧ץ), "to·the·place" (לַמָּק֤וֹם). The root פרץ appears 3 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "that" (root הוא, 50x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root מקום ("to·the·place") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'upon·Uzza', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 8 words. Full calculation: וַיִּ֣חַר [and·was·displeased] (224) + לְדָוִ֔יד [to·David] (54) + כִּֽי־פָרַ֧ץ [because·he·broke·forth] (400) + יְהֹוָ֛ה [Hashem] (26) + פֶּ֖רֶץ [breach] (370) + בְּעֻזָּ֑א [upon·Uzza] (80) + וַיִּקְרָ֞א [and·he·called] (317) + לַמָּק֤וֹם [to·the·place] (216) + הַהוּא֙ [that] (17) + פֶּ֣רֶץ [Perez-] (370) + עֻזָּ֔א [uzza] (78) + עַ֖ד [until] (74) + הַיּ֥וֹם [the·day] (61) + הַזֶּֽה [this] (17) = 2304.
Metzudat David
'And David was displeased' — he was angry at himself, in the manner of one who is distressed and dismayed. 'Because [Hashem] had broken forth' — on account of his distress over this breach.
Metzudat Zion
'Had broken forth' — an expression of a breach and a break.
And David was afraid of God that day, saying: ‘How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?’
verse value 1928
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 51 letters. The shortest word is "how" (הֵ֚יךְ, 3 letters) and the longest is "God" (אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים, 8 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·feared" (וַיִּירָ֤א), "God" (אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים), "how" (הֵ֚יךְ). The root אלהים appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "saying" (root אמר, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'saying', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 6 words.
Rashi
And David feared God, etc. saying What did he fear? Saying - that he said, “How will I bring the Ark of God to me?”
Metzudat David
'Of God' — of the ark of God, thinking that it was impossible to be careful enough regarding its sanctity; and this is [the meaning of] "saying," etc.
Metzudat Zion
'How' — [written] like 'eich' with an aleph; similarly, 'how then can the servant of my lord' (Daniel 10:17).
So David did not remove the ark to him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
verse value 2399
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 51 letters. Notable word values: "and·he·turned·it·aside" (וַיַּטֵּ֕הוּ) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "David" (דָּוִ֧יד, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·not·he·removed" (וְלֹא־הֵסִ֨יר, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 24: David, David. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·not·he·removed" (וְלֹא־הֵסִ֨יר), "to·city·of" (אֶל־עִ֣יר), "and·he·turned·it·aside" (וַיַּטֵּ֕הוּ). The root דוד appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "to·house·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles); "Obed-edom" (root עבד, 41x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root סור ("and·not·he·removed") in I Chronicles. First appearance of the root נטה ("and·he·turned·it·aside") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'David', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְלֹא־הֵסִ֨יר [and·not·he·removed] (312) + דָּוִ֧יד [David] (24) + אֶת־הָאָר֛וֹן [the·ark] (663) + אֵלָ֖יו [to·him] (47) + אֶל־עִ֣יר [to·city·of] (311) + דָּוִ֑יד [David] (24) + וַיַּטֵּ֕הוּ [and·he·turned·it·aside] (36) + אֶל־בֵּ֥ית [to·house·of] (443) + עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם [Obed-edom] (121) + הַגִּתִּֽי [the·Gittite] (418) = 2399.
Rashi
the Gittite He was from Gath originally and he previously sojourned in Gath. He was a Levite, as it is written (below 15:16): “And David said to the officers of the Levites to station their brethren, the singers,” and it says shortly after (verse 24): “... and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were gate sentries for the Ark.”
Metzudat David
'But carried it aside' — he turned it away from the road to the City of David, so as to bring it instead to the house of Obed[-edom], etc.
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Hashem blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
verse value 4918
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 69 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "Obed-" (עֹבֵ֥ד, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·that·to·him" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ, 10 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "with·the·family·of" (עִם־בֵּ֨ית), "and·all·that·to·him" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ). The root בית appears 3 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "with·the·family·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'months', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיֵּ֩שֶׁב֩ [and·it·remained] (318) + אֲר֨וֹן [ark·of] (257) + הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים [God] (91) + עִם־בֵּ֨ית [with·the·family·of] (522) + עֹבֵ֥ד [Obed-] (76) + אֱדֹ֛ם [edom] (45) + בְּבֵית֖וֹ [in·his·house] (420) + שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה [three] (635) + חֳדָשִׁ֑ים [months] (362) + וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ [and·he·blessed] (238) + יְהֹוָ֛ה [Hashem] (26) + אֶת־בֵּ֥ית [the·house·of] (813) + עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ם [Obed-edom] (121) + וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ [and·all·that·to·him] (994) = 4918.
Metzudat David
'With the family of Obed-edom' — meaning, close by his own dwelling, for he set aside a room for it in his house. 'And Hashem blessed,' etc. — because the ark stood with him; and so it is stated as well in II Samuel.
Malbim
'With the family of Obed-edom' — it remained with him together with his whole household, and not one of them was harmed; the rest of the details I have explained in Samuel there (chapter 6).
Rashi
Metzudat David
Malbim