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?
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And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. …
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-21)Here is, 1. The sin of the men of Beth-shemesh: They looked into the ark of the Lord , 1 Sam. 6:19. Every Israelite had heard great talk of the ark, and had been possessed with a profound veneration for it; but they had been told that it was lodged within a veil, and even the high priest himself might not look upon it but once a year, and then through a cloud of incense. Perhaps this made many say…
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