1 Samuel 6:20 “The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the L…”

1 Samuel 6:20

The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

World English Bible

The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?”

American Standard Version

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go from vs?

Darby Translation

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Young's Literal Translation

And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, 'Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?'

Bible in Basic English

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?

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Cross references

“And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?”

2 Samuel 6:9 Malachi 3:2 1 Samuel 5:8–12 2 Samuel 6:7 1 Chronicles 13:11–13 Psalm 76:7

2 Samuel 6:9 · BSB

That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

Malachi 3:2 · BSB

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

1 Samuel 5:8–12 · BSB

So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.

2 Samuel 6:7 · BSB

And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.

1 Chronicles 13:11–13 · BSB

Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

Psalm 76:7 · BSB

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

Also

Revelation 6:17 Leviticus 11:45

Revelation 6:17 · BSB

For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Leviticus 11:45 · BSB

For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.

21So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”

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