1 Samuel 6:20
And the men of Bæthsamys said, Who shall be able to pass before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall the ark of the Lord go up from us?
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Leviticus 11:45For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; and ye shall be holy, for I the Lord am holy.
1 Samuel 5:7And the men of Azotus saw that it was so, and they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us, for his hand is + 5:7 Gr. hard.heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god.
2 Samuel 6:7And the Lord was very angry with Oza; and God smote him there: + 6:7 Heb. and Alex. + for his rashness.and he died there by the ark of the Lord before God.
1 Chronicles 13:11And David was dispirited, because the Lord had made a breach on Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza until this day.
Malachi 3:2And who will + 3:2 Or, wait for.abide the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? for he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the herb of + 3:2 Gr. them that wash.fullers.
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 →