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Nachons

(prepared) threshing floor, the place at which the ark had arrived in its progress from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem, when Uzzah lost his life in his too-hasty zeal for its safety. (2 Samuel 6:6) (B.C. 1042.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Nachons is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 2 Samuel 6:6

    When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.

Scripture on Nachons

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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