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Read Full Chapter (1 Samuel 6) 1 Samuel 6:22 KJV
"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."
1 Samuel Chapter 6, Verse 22
1 Samuel 6:22 in Context (Verses 19–21 KJV)
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¶ 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.
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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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¶ And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.