irreverence
shal denotes the irreverent act or condition associated with Uzzah's fatal striking beside the ark.
shal is attested in the account where Uzzah is struck down beside the ark; the verse places it within the stated occasion for divine anger and death, though the translation does not isolate the term's contribution.
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Irreverence prompting judgment · dominant
In 2 Samuel 6:7, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the account of Uzzah being struck down beside the ark. The APB renders the verse, "The anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there, so that he died there beside the ark of God," but does not identify a separate English rendering for this noun.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 6:7, the APB presents the surrounding event as the LORD's anger, Uzzah's striking down, and his death beside the ark; Its specific rendering of shal is unclear.