1 Samuel 6:20
And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before LORD, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up from us?
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Leviticus 11:45For I am LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. Ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
1 Samuel 5:7And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us, for his hand is hard upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error, and he died there by the ark of God.
1 Chronicles 13:11And David was displeased, because LORD had broken forth upon Uzza. And he called that place Perez-uzza, to this day.
Malachi 3:2But who can abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.
Luke 8:37And the whole multitude of the region around the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them, because they were gripped by great fear. And he, having embarked into the boat, returned.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 6:20-21
The Ark at Beth-shemesh. ( b. c. 1119.) 19 And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, 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. 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have… Read the whole commentary →