Encyclopedia of The Bible – Chidon
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Chidon

CHIDON kī’ dən, the threshing floor of (גֹּ֣רֶן כִּידֹ֑ן, threshing floor of a dart, javelin). At this place Uzzah died because he touched the Ark while it was being transported toward Jerusalem (1 Chron 13:9). The name is given as NACHON (KJV), NACON (ASV, RSV) in 2 Samuel 6:6. LXX MSS have various readings; the identification of its location must have been difficult.