Person Old Testament
Nacon
Also known as Nacon =ESV; Nakon =NIV; Nachon =KJV, Chidon =ESV, KJV; Kidon =NIV
Nacon, also known as Chidon, was the owner of the threshing floor where Uzzah touched the ark of God and was struck down. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 6:6.
Why it matters. Threshing floor where Uzzah touched the ark.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Nacon
Nacon, also referred to as Chidon, is mentioned in connection with the transportation of the ark of God during the reign of King David. The ark, a sacred object representing God's presence among His people, was being moved from Kirjath Jearim to Jerusalem (2Samuel 6; 1Chronicles 13).
During the journey, the oxen pulling the cart carrying the ark stumbled, and Nacon was punished for touching the ark when he feared it might fall off the cart.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.