1 Samuel 6:19 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁹ And he slew some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked into the ark of the Lord; he slew seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had made a great slaughter among the people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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 ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And the Lord slew some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord; He slew seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had made a great slaughter among them.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ But God struck down some of the people from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the LORD’s chest. God struck seventy people, and the community grieved because the LORD had struck them so severely.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord; and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

1 Samuel 6:19 Cross References

2 Samuel 6:7

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there because he put forth his hand to the ark; and he died there beside the ark of God.

2 Chronicles 25:21

So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

Exodus 19:21

And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to gaze and many of them perish.

Exodus 33:4

When the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man put on his ornaments.

Numbers 1:51

When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death.

Numbers 4:15

And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

Numbers 4:18

“Let not the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites;

Numbers 4:20

but they shall not go in to look upon the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”

Deuteronomy 29:29

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,

1 Peter 4:17

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?