Bible Dictionary
Nachons
Nachons refers to the threshing floor where Uzzah was struck while the ark was being brought toward Jerusalem.
Definition
Nachons refers to the threshing floor reached by the ark while it was being brought from Kirjath-jearim toward Jerusalem.
Biblical Usage
At Nachons, Uzzah lost his life when he acted hastily in trying to protect the ark.
Historical Background
The supplied material dates the event to about 1042 B.C.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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.)