God Kills 50,000 Israelites – King Saul – The Brick Bible

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The ark of Yahweh had been in the Philistines' land for seven months when they called for their priests and diviners, saying 'What shall we do with the ark of Yahweh? Tell us how to send it back to its place.'

1 of 10 1 Samuel 6:1–2

They replied, 'If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it away empty. You must send it with a guilt offering: five golden tumors and five golden rats.'

2 of 10 1 Samuel 6:3–4

So the people took two cows and harnessed them to a cart. They put the ark of Yahweh on the cart along with a box and the golden rats and golden tumors.

3 of 10 1 Samuel 6:10–11

The cows headed straight for Beth-Shemesh, mooing as they went, turning neither right nor left.

4 of 10 1 Samuel 6:12

The residents of Beth-Shemesh were harvesting wheat in the plain when they saw the ark and happily came to meet it.

5 of 10 1 Samuel 6:13

It came to rest near a large stone. They cut up the wood of the cart and burnt the cows as a sacrifice to Yahweh.

6 of 10 1 Samuel 6:14

But some of the people of Beth-Shemesh looked inside the ark.

7 of 10 1 Samuel 6:19

Because of this, God put 50,070 of them to death.

8 of 10 1 Samuel 6:19

The people mourned because Yahweh had dealt them such a heavy blow. They asked, 'Who is able to stand in the presence of Yahweh?'

9 of 10 1 Samuel 6:19–20

They sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-Jearim, saying, 'The Philistines have returned the ark of Yahweh. Come down and take it up to your town.'

10 of 10 1 Samuel 6:21

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