1 Samuel 6:19

New International Reader's Version

But some of the people of Beth Shemesh looked into the ark of the Lord. So he struck them down. He put 70 of them to death. The rest of the people were filled with sorrow. That’s because the Lord had killed so many of them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:7

Then the Lord was very angry with Uzzah. That’s because what Uzzah did showed that he didn’t have any respect for the Lord. So God struck him down. He died there beside the ark of God.

2 Chronicles 25:21

So Jehoash, the king of Israel, attacked. He and Amaziah, the king of Judah, faced each other in battle. The battle took place at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

Exodus 19:21

The Lord said to him, “Go down and warn the people. They must not force their way through to see the Lord. If they do, many of them will die.

Exodus 33:4

When the people heard these painful words, they began to mourn. No one put on any jewelry.

Numbers 1:51

When the holy tent must be moved, the Levites must take it down. And when the tent must be set up, the Levites must do it. Anyone else who approaches it must be put to death.

Numbers 4:15

“Aaron and his sons must cover all the holy things that belong to the holy tent. Only then are the men of Kohath to come and carry everything. They must do so only when the camp is ready to move. But they must not touch the holy things. If they do, they will die. The men of Kohath must carry everything in the tent of meeting.

Numbers 4:18

“Make sure that the Kohath families are not destroyed from among the Levites.

Numbers 4:20

But the men of Kohath must not go in and look at the holy things. They must not look at them even for a moment. If they do, they will die.”

Deuteronomy 29:29

The Lord our God keeps certain things hidden. But he makes other things known to us and to our children forever. He does it so we can obey all the words of this law.

Colossians 2:18

Some people enjoy pretending they aren’t proud. They worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you every little thing about what they have seen. They are proud of their useless ideas. That’s because their minds are not guided by the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 4:17

It is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. And since it begins with us, what will happen to people who don’t obey God’s good news?