1 Samuel 6:20 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 6:20

The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

BSB

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ASV

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

KJV

And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Who is able to stand - Why this exclamation? They knew that God had forbidden any to touch his ark but the priests and Levites; but they endeavored to throw that blame on God, as a Being hard to be pleased, which belonged solely to themselves.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This they infer from that tremendous judgment, "Who is able to stand before the God of the ark?" To stand before God to worship him (blessed be his name) is not impossible; we are through Christ invited, encouraged, and enabled to do it, but to stand before God to contend with him we are not able.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But thus, when the word of God works with terror on sinners' consciences, they, instead of taking the blame and shame to themselves, quarrel with the word, and put it from them, Jer. vi.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אַנְשֵׁ֣י	'an.Shei	[the] people of	H582 →
בֵֽית־	veit-	Beth	H1053 →
שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ	She.mesh	Shemesh	H1053 →
מִ֚י	mi	who?	H4310 →
יוּכַ֣ל	yu.Khal	is he able	H3201 →
לַעֲמֹ֔ד	la.'a.Mod	to stand	H5975 →
לִפְנֵ֨י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֧ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	the God	H430 →
הַקָּד֖וֹשׁ	ha.ka.Do.osh	<the> holy	H6918 →
הַזֶּ֑ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
מִ֖י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
יַעֲלֶ֥ה	ya.'a.Leh	will it go up	H5927 →
מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ ס	me.'a.Lei.nu	from with <the> us	H5921 →

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Through
Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
leads to
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Isaiah 4:4
  when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13–15
  his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Revelation 6:17
  For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
- 1 Peter 2:7–8
  To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
Through
Revelation 6:17
For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
leads to
- Psalms 76:7
  You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Malachi 3:2
  But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
- Joel 2:11
  The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and…

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 1 Samuel