1 Samuel 6:19-21

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁹ God struck down some of the people from Beth Shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the Lord. He struck down 70 people.^[a] The people mourned because the Lord struck them with such a great blow. ²⁰ The people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to which people will he go when he leaves us?” ²¹ They sent messengers to the people living at Kiriath Jearim to say, “The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord. Come and take it back with you.”