1 Samuel 6:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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?"

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  • 2 Sam 6:9 : 9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
  • Mal 3:2 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap:
  • Luke 5:8 : 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
  • Luke 8:37 : 37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about begged him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
  • Rev 6:17 : 17 For the great day of his wrath has come; and who shall be able to stand?
  • Lev 11:45 : 45 For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.
  • Num 17:12-13 : 12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. 13 Whoever comes near the tabernacle of the LORD must die: will we all be consumed with dying?
  • 1 Sam 5:8-9 : 8 So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to 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 to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel there. 9 And it was so, that after they had carried it there, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction; He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts. 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people. 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
  • 2 Sam 6:7 : 7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error, and there he died by the ark of God.
  • 1 Chr 13:11-13 : 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: therefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13 So David did not bring the ark home to himself, to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
  • Ps 76:7 : 7 You, even You, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your sight when once You are angry?

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  • 1 Sam 6:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and country villages, even to the large stone of Abel, on which they set down the ark of the Lord, which remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.

    19And He struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

  • 1 Sam 6:8-16
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    78%

    8And take the ark of the Lord and set it on the cart, and put the jewels of gold, which you are returning to Him as a trespass offering, in a chest by its side and send it away, so that it may go.

    9And watch, if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it was not His hand that struck us, but it happened to us by chance.

    10And the men did so; they took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

    11And they set the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the chest with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.

    12And the cows took the straight road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines followed them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

    13Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley, and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

    14And the cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh and stood there; there was a large stone, and they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.

    15The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest that was with it, in which were the jewels of gold, and placed them on the large stone. And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the Lord on that day.

    16When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

  • 1 Sam 6:21
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    21So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord; come down and take it up to you."

  • 1 Sam 6:1-3
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    76%

    1And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.

    2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it back to its place."

    3And they said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but indeed return to Him a trespass offering. Then you shall be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand has not been removed from you."

  • 1 Sam 5:7-12
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    7When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh upon us and Dagon our god.

    8So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to 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 to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.

    9And it was so, that after they had carried it there, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction; He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.

    10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.

    11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

    12And the men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

  • 2 Sam 6:9-10
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    9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

    10So David would not move the ark of the LORD to him into the city of David, but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.

  • 1 Sam 4:3-4
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    3And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

    4So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  • 1 Sam 4:6-8
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    6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.

    7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for such a thing has not happened before.

    8Woe to us! who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

  • 2 Sam 6:2
    72%

    2And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who dwells between the cherubim.

  • Judg 20:27
    70%

    27And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

  • 1 Chr 13:12
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    12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

  • Ps 24:3
    70%

    3Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in His holy place?

  • 1 Sam 7:1
    69%

    1And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 13:6
    69%

    6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who dwells between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    69%

    14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 6:6
    69%

    6And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it.

  • 2 Sam 6:13
    68%

    13And it was so, that when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

  • 1 Sam 5:3
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    3And when the people of Ashdod arose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.

  • 1 Chr 15:12
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    12And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

  • 1 Sam 4:16-17
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    16And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?

    17And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

  • Josh 3:3
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    3And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, carrying it, then you shall move from your place and follow it.

  • 1 Sam 17:26
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    26David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  • 1 Sam 5:1
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    1And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

  • 1 Sam 4:13
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    13And when he came, behold, Eli sat upon a seat by the roadside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.

  • Num 13:31
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    31But the men who went up with him said, We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
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    3And David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

  • 1 Sam 14:6
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    6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us, for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few."

  • 2 Chr 20:12
    67%

    12O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great company that comes against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.

  • 1 Sam 6:6
    67%

    6Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He had worked wonders among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?