1 Samuel 6:21

Verse 21 of 21. The 6th of 31 chapters in 1 Samuel, in History.

17And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

18And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.

19And 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.

20And 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?

21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

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1 Samuel 6:21 in the World English Bible

They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back the LORD’s ark. Come down and bring it up to yourselves.”
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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 6:21

They sent messengers to the elders of Kirjath-jearim, a strong city further up in the country, and begged of them to come and fetch the ark up thither, v. 21. They durst not touch it to bring it thither themselves, but stood aloof from it as a dangerous thing. Thus do foolish men run from one extreme to the other, from presumptuous boldness to slavish shyness.

Read Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 6:19–21: The Ark at Beth-shemesh. (b. c. 1119.)

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.