"And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?" — 1 Samuel 6:20

1 Samuel 6:20 · KJV

“And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?”

— 1 Samuel 6:20

And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten {many} of the people with a great slaughter.

Verse 21

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, {and} fetch it up to you.

1 Samuel 6 — Context

And the golden mice, {according to} the number of all the cities of the Philistines {belonging} to the five lords, {both} of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great {stone of} Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: {which stone remaineth} unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite. {great...: or, great stone}

And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, {and} fetch it up to you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:9

And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

Malachi 3:2

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he {is} like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

Revelation 6:17

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Numbers 17:12-13

And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

Luke 5:8

When Simon Peter saw {it}, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Psalms 76:7

Thou, {even} thou, {art} to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

Leviticus 11:45

For I {am} the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I {am} holy.

1 Samuel 5:8-12

They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about {thither}.

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