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WHERE DID UZZAH DIE?  NACHON'S THRESHINGFLOOR, OR CHIDON'S?
II Samuel 6:6-7 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. (KJV)


I Chronicles 13:9-10 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. (KJV)

Chidon is most likely a place, but most scholars think that Nachon is a person's name. And even if it is a place, Nichon could be within Chidon or vice versa, not causing a contradiction. To say that Nichon is a place that is completely separated from Chidon would be an assumption that cannot be supported.  Not a contradiction.

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