Genesis 6:2

And in those days there were some spirit men, called the Sons of God. When they saw some of those beautiful women, they married the ones they wanted.

Barkly (portions)

In The King James Version

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

In Context

1The time came when there were a lot of people living on the earth, and some of the women were very beautiful.

3Their children grew up to be big strong fighting men called Nef-ilim (Nephilim). And then for a lot of years, people told stories about what those great fighters did. But the Lord looked at what was happening and said, “I put my life spirit into people to keep them alive, but I will not let that spirit stay in them forever. They will only live for 120 years and then they will die.”

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Cross References

Genesis 4:26Seth grew up and had a son and they named him Enosh. It was about this time that people started to pray to the Lord and show him respect.

Genesis 27:46Rebekah went to see Isaac and said, “I hate those Hittite women that Esau married. If Jacob marries a woman from this country my life will be too hard.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:2-3

Depravity of the World. ( b. c. 2469.) 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. For the glory of God's justice, and for warning to a wicked world, before the history of the ruin of the old world, we have a full account of its degeneracy, its apostasy from God and rebellion against him. The destroying of it was an act, not of an… Read the whole commentary →

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