And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, 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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Verse 19 is found in chapter 6 of 1 Samuel. Some inhabitants of Beth-shemesh look inside the ark and receive judgment for treating irreverently what represented God’s holy presence. The people respond with fear and recognition of the seriousness of approaching divine holiness without proper reverence. The episode corrects a superficial reading of the preceding events: the ark’s return does not mean it can be handled freely. God’s holiness demands reverence from both Israel and its enemies.
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Und etliche zu Beth-Semes wurden geschlagen, darum daß sie die Lade des HERRN angesehen hatten. Und er schlug des Volks siebzig Mann (fünfzigtausendund siebzig). Da trug das Volk Leid, daß der HERR so eine große Schlacht im Volk getan hatte.
Entonces hirió Dios a los de Beth-semes, porque habían mirado en el arca de Jehová; hirió en el pueblo cincuenta mil y setenta hombres. Y el pueblo puso luto, porque Jehová le había herido de tan gran plaga.
L'Eternel frappa les gens de Beth-Schémesch, lorsqu'ils regardèrent l'arche de l'Eternel; il frappa cinquante mille soixante-dix hommes parmi le peuple. Et le peuple fut dans la désolation, parce que l'Eternel l'avait frappé d'une grande plaie.
Or il Signore percosse alquanti di que’ di Bet-semes, perchè aveano riguardato dentro all’Arca del Signore; percosse ancora del popolo cinquantamila e settanta uomini. E il popolo fece cordoglio, perciocchè il Signore l’avea percosso di una gran piaga.
E o SENHOR feriu os homens de Bete-Semes, porquanto olharam para dentro da arca do SENHOR; feriu do povo cinqüenta mil e setenta homens; então o povo se entristeceu, porquanto o SENHOR fizera tão grande estrago entre o povo.
耶和華擊殺 伯‧示麥 人,因為他們觀看他的約櫃。他擊殺了百姓七十人 。百姓因耶和華大大擊殺他們,就哀哭了。
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