Bible Dictionary
Chidon
Chidon was the name of a threshing floor where Uzzah died after touching the ark. The parallel account in Samuel calls the place the threshing floor of Nachon.
Definition
Chidon was the name of a threshing floor associated with the ark. The name means “dart” or “javelin.” In the parallel account, the same place is called Nachon’s threshing floor.
Biblical Usage
At Chidon, Uzzah died after the accident involving the ark. The event is recorded in Chronicles, while Samuel gives the name Nachon’s threshing floor.
Historical Background
The threshing floor was situated not far north-west of Jerusalem.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Dart, the name of the threshing-floor at which the death of Uzzah took place (1 Chr. 13:9). In the parallel passage in Samuel (2 Sam. 6:6) it is called “Nachon’s threshing-floor.” It was a place not far north-west from Jerusalem.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a javelin), the name which in (1 Chronicles 13:9) is given to the threshing-floor at which the accident to the ark took place. In the parallel account in 2Sam 6 the name is given as NACHON.