And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they (k) 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.
(k) For it was not lawful for anyone either to touch or to see it, only to Aaron and his sons (Numbers 4:15; Numbers 4:20).
Verse 1 Samuel 6:19. _HE SMOTE OF THE PEOPLE FIFTY THOUSAND AND THREESCORE_ _AND TEN MEN_] The present Hebrew text of this most extraordinary reading stands thus: ויך באנשי בית־שמש - ויך בעם שבעים אי...
FIFTY THOUSAND AND THREE SCORE AND TEN - Read “three” score and “ten”, omitting “fifty thousand”, which appears to have crept into the text from the margin. It is not improbable that in their festive...
CHAPTER S 6:1-7:2 _ 1. The counsel of the Philistines (1 Samuel 6:1)_ 2. The ark at Beth-shemesh (1 Samuel 6:10) 3. The ark at Kirjath-jearim (1 Samuel 6:21;...
1 SAMUEL 6:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 7:1. ARK BROUGHT BACK TO BETH-SHEMESH; PLAGUE BREAKS OUT THERE; ARK HOUSED AT KIRIATH-JEARIM. 1 Samuel 6:1 may not belong to the main story; 2 would be a better continuation...
_ FIFTY_ THOUSAND AND THREESCORE AND TEN MEN. 50,070. This number being out of all proportion to the size of Beth-shemesh, has led to various readings. Some codices omit 50,000. The Syriac and Arabic...
1 Samuel 6:19 to 1 Samuel 7:1. The Penalty of Irreverence. Removal of the Ark to Kirjath-jearim 19. _because they had looked into the ark_ Better, BECAUSE THEY HAD GAZED UPON THE ARK. The rendering of...
AND HE SMOTE THE MEN OF BETH-SHEMESH— The people of Beth-shemesh could not but know that God had forbidden, on pain of death, not only the common people, but even the Levites, to look into the ark. Bu...
THE MEN OF BETH-SHEMESH SMITTEN. 1 SAMUEL 6:19-21 19 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 HE SMOTE THE MEN OF BETH-SHE'MESH, 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 LO...
6:19 men; (b-24) Some add 'fifty thousand.'...
THE PHILISTINES RETURN THE ARK TO ISRAEL 2. The diviners] The Philistines appear to have been notorious for their attachment to divination: see on Isaiah 2:6....
It is very probable that in this v. LXX has preserved the original text: 'But the sons of Jechoniah rejoiced not with the men of Beth-shemesh, when they gazed (with gladness) at the ark of the LORD, a...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 THE *PHILISTINES RETURN THE *ARK OF GOD TO *ISRAEL V1 The *Philistines had the *ark of the Lord in their country for 7 months. V2 Then they...
THEY HAD LOOKED INTO THE ARK. — Some commentators consider that the words here should be rendered, “because they had looked at the Ark” with a foolish irreverent staring, which dishonoured the holines...
וַ יַּ֞ךְ בְּ אַנְשֵׁ֣י בֵֽית־שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֤י...
CHAPTER VII. _ THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES._ 1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1 ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the Philistines immediately after their great victory over Isra...
RASHNESS PUNISHED; REVERENCE BLESSED 1 Samuel 6:13; 1 Samuel 7:1 The new cart, with its precious burden, must have come upon the men of Beth-shemesh like an apparition. The Ark was welcomed by them,...
The authorities in Philistia now called a council, and sought the advice of their diviners. It is intensely interesting to observe how unanimously they recognized the action of Jehovah. Whatever the l...
Seen; and curiously looked into. It is likely this plague reached to all the neighbouring country, as well as the city of Bethsames. (Challoner) --- For we need not suppose that all these deaths took...
(19) В¶ 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 t...
The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6. In chapter 4 the enemies of God and of His people display their strength; the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. God, in overrul...
AND HE SMOTE THE MEN OF BETHSHEMESH,.... That is, God smote them, though they had received the ark with such expressions of joy, and had offered sacrifices on account of it; yet sinning in one particu...
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...
_Because they had looked into the ark_ Which God had forbidden, not only to the common people, but to the sons of Levi also, Numbers 4:20. But the people, having now an opportunity which they had not...
1 After seuen moneths the Philistines take counsell, how to send backe the Arke. 10 They bring it on a new cart with an offering vnto Bethshemesh. 19 The people are smitten for looking into the Arke...
THE ARK ACCEPTED, BUT THE PEOPLE SLAIN...
And he, God, SMOTE THE MEN OF BETH-SHEMESH, BECAUSE THEY, overcome by a blasphemous curiosity, HAD LOOKED INTO THE ARK OF THE LORD, in a manner which did not agree with the holiness of Jehovah, to who...
The seven months during which the Philistines had possessor of the ark was a full time in which to prove the severity of God's hand in solemn displeasure. How could they bear it any longer? There is a...
19-21 It is a great affront to God, for vain men to pry into, and meddle with the secret things which belong not to them, Deuteronomy 29:29; Colossians 2:18. Man was ruined by desiring forbidden know...
THEY HAD LOOKED INTO THE ARK OF THE LORD; having now an opportunity which they never yet had, nor were ever like to have, it is not strange they had a vehement curiosity and desire to see the contents...
1 Samuel 6:19 struck H5221 (H8686) men H376 Shemesh H1053 looked H7200 (H8804) ark H727 LORD H3068 struck...
THE ARK OF GOD BRINGS MISERY ON THE ISRAELITES WHO DISRESPECT IT (1 SAMUEL 6:17 TO 1 SAMUEL 7:2). The rejoicing of Israel turned to lamentation as a result of the irreverent behaviour of the priests w...
CONTENTS: Ark brought to Joshua. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The Word of God in the hands of the world brings them condemnation (1 Samuel 6:2) causing them to seek to get rid of it. By refusing to...
1 Samuel 6:2. _The ark of the Lord_Hebrews of _Jehovah._ The Philistines knew the name of the Lord; and had heard of his wondrous works in Egypt, 1 Samuel 6:6. They had great light, as indeed all the...
_And He smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had Looked into the ark of the Lord._ IRREVERENT CURIOSITY The prying men of Beth-shemesh have had their counterparts many a time in more recent da...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 6:19 LOOKED UPON indicates staring, peering into, perhaps gloating. This irreverence explains why God STRUCK SOME OF THE MEN....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 6:1. “COUNTRY,” literally the _field_. It probably signifies the _cultivated plain_. 1 Samuel 6:2. “DIVINERS.” “That is, the organs of the Deity, who reveal Hi...
EXPOSITION RESTORATION OF THE ARK TO THE ISRAELITES (1 Samuel 6:1). 1 SAMUEL 6:1,...
So they called some of their diviners and seers and all, and they said, "What shall we do with this thing? So they said, Well the thing is, send it back to the people of Israel. But don't send it back...
1 Chronicles 13:10; 1 Chronicles 13:9; 1 Peter 4:17; 2 Samuel 6:7;...
Had looked — Having now an opportunity which they never yet had, it is not strange they had a vehement curiosity to see the contents of the ark. Of the people — In and near Beth — shemesh and coming f...
How could Beth Shemesh have a population of over 50,000 men? PROBLEM: After the people of the town of Beth Shemesh had received the ark of the covenant, some of the citizens ignored the sacredness of...