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1 Samuel 6:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 6:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 God struck down the men of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the Lord.[a](A) He struck down 70 men out of 50,000 men.[b] The people mourned because the Lord struck them with a great slaughter. 20 The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand in the presence of this holy Lord God?(B) Who should the ark go to from here?”
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- 1 Samuel 6:19 LXX reads But the sons of Jeconiah did not rejoice with the men of Beth-shemesh when they saw the ark of the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 6:19 Some Hb mss, Josephus read 70 men; other Hb mss read 50,070 men
1 Samuel 6:19-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 6:19-20
New International Version
19 But God struck down(A) some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy[a] of them to death because they looked(B) into the ark of the Lord. The people mourned because of the heavy blow the Lord had dealt them. 20 And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand(C) in the presence of the Lord, this holy(D) God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 6:19 A few Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint 50,070
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