1 Chronicles 13:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 13:11 Mean?
David is shaken and displeased that the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza. To mark the event, the place is named Perez-uzza, the breaking forth against Uzza, a name it kept for generations.
The naming turns a place into a lasting reminder. David's distress is honest; he had set out in pure devotion, and now joy has turned to mourning. Such moments invite the heart not to turn away from God but to learn his ways more carefully, letting sorrow deepen reverence rather than harden it into resentment.
1 Chronicles 13:11 in the Original Language
perets (פֶּרֶץ), 'breach' -- a bursting forth, preserved in the place-name Perez-uzza.
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What does 1 Chronicles 13:11 mean?
David is grieved by the breaking out against Uzza, and names the place Perez-uzza.