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?


In Context

17 And 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;

18 And 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.

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.

20 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?

21 And 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.

1 Samuel 6:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:20and the men of Beth Shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of the Lord , this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And the men of Bethsames said: Who shall be able to stand before the Lord this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And 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?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20And 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?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20And 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?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20The men of Beth Shemesh said, |Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, 'Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?