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1 Samuel 6:21 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 6 · verse 21
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.1 Samuel 6:21 · King James Version
1 Samuel 6:21 in context
19And 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.
20And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- KirjathjearimQiryath YᵉʻârîymKirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in PalestineH7157 →
- inhabitantsyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- sentshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
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Here is, 1. The sin of the men of Beth-shemesh: They looked into the ark of the Lord, Sa1 6:19. Every Israelite had heard great talk of the ark, and had been possessed with a profound veneration for it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-21